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Safe to Drink

NHPR
New Hampshire
Water Contamination
PFOA
Merrimack
PFAS
Londonderry
Forever Chemical
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Public Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Cancer
Housick Falls
Saint-Gobain
Teflon
NHPR
Climate Summit
Dartmouth
New Hampshire Public Radio
Laureen Hackett
Dupont

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 c... more

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Former workers at Saint-Gobain’s New Hampshire plant share what they did — and didn’t — know about PFOA and its potential health effects. And how the chemical industry has worked to sow doubt to its own benefit.

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We go back in time to Hoosick Falls, New York where a man looks for answers after his father dies of cancer following his retirement from the local Saint-Gobain plant. What he finds changes the course of this whole story: a remarkable kind of chemica... more

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Recent Guests

Mariah Blake
Author and keynote speaker for the Climate Summit
Author of They Poisoned the World
Episode: A Special Announcement
Megan Romano
Epidemiologist at Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Episode: 4: The neighborly thing to do
Laureen Hackett
PFAS activist and affected resident
Episode: 4: The neighborly thing to do

Host

Mara Hoplamazian
Host of Safe to Drink; Reporter and host on NHPR. Central figure guiding investigative storytelling and community engagement.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 243 ratings
  • Fantastic reporting and storytelling format!

    I listened to all episodes today! So engaging.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MTA 1783
    United Statesa month ago
  • Thank you

    This is a good podcast thank you for sharing this information

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Slay weird
    United Statesa month ago
  • Interesting, very detailed and thoughtful investigation and reporting on what companies and communities have done and what you can. Informative without stressing me out!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Wordwizard
    2 months ago
  • Oh man

    Not me over here currently residing in Merrimack and was born and raised in Bennington VT. Ughhhhh

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    briakaymikenas
    United States2 months ago
  • Too many ads

    Want to listen more but too many ads

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    jennyandjets
    United States2 months ago

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4: The neighborly thing to do
Q: How do you live with this?
I have to just move forward and not think about those things all the time, but that is my biggest worry that they, or even us, will be affected 10, 15 years down the road.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Safe to Drink

What is Safe to Drink about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This series investigates persistent water contamination crises linked to forever chemicals, weaving together residents' experiences, scientific context, and regulatory challenges. Across episodes, listeners encounter personal stories from affected communities, critiques of industry transparency, and scrutiny of public health responses, all built around ongoing reporting that connects local water safety to national conversations about PFAS. Notably, the show blends rigorous investigative storytelling with a strong community focus, highlighting advocacy, accountability, and the human impact of environmental contamination. It's likely to appeal to listeners who value in-depth reporting on public health, environmental justice, and how policy tr... more

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