Safe to Drink

Four-part series on water contamination by forever chemicals and community AI summary

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A New Hampshire town finds out their water has been contaminated by a chemical. Their most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this so-called forever chemical, which is weird because… this has all happened before. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, Safe to Drink is a four-part series about the water contamination story that keeps repeating in town after town — and about the people who fought for answers through a maze of chemistry, regulations, and illnesses.

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1: You don’t know about this?

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Trailer: Safe to Drink

2025-12-13 · 3 min

A New Hampshire town finds out their water has been contaminated by a chemical. Their most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this…

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Oldest episode in feed: 12/2025
Typical length: 38 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order

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