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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday. The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in […]
Bangladesh is a land of water. Its silty rivers rush down from the Himalayas, spill into a filigreed maze of ponds, wetlands and tributaries before emptying into the blustery, black Bay of Bengal. Now, its most profound threat is water, in its many terrible incarnations: drought, deluge, cyclones, saltwater. All are aggravated to varying degrees […]
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a setback to the Navajo Nation, rejecting its bid to require the federal government to develop a plan to secure water access for the tribe on reservation lands in the parched American southwest. The justices, in a 5-4 decision authored by conservative Justice […]
June 20, 2023 NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $10.6 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers this summer. A total of $653,000 will go to Puerto Rico ($344,000) and the U.S. Virgin Islands ($309,000) contingent upon their meeting the eligibility requirements. Funding will assist states, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The cruise ship with about 1,000 passengers anchored off Nome, too big to squeeze into into the tundra city’s tiny port. Its well-heeled tourists had to shimmy into small boats for another ride to shore. It was 2016, and at the time, the cruise ship Serenity was the . . .
Vince Harris and Maya Duncan were among dozens of volunteers who spent the morning picking up full bags of trash found at Imperial Beach. The San Diego Association and Surfrider Foundation hosted a community beach cleanup event Saturday morning. “People want to swim, people want to surf, people want to fish, people want to enjoy […]
Vince Harris and Maya Duncan were among dozens of volunteers who spent the morning picking up full bags of trash found at Imperial Beach. The San Diego Association and Surfrider Foundation hosted a community beach cleanup event Saturday morning. “People want to swim, people want to surf, people want to fish, people want to enjoy […]
Tap Water Taste A Little Off? Blame Potomac River Algae DCist Source link
Published 06-07-23 Submitted by Black & Veatch OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 7, 2023 /CSRwire/ – From the challenges of chronically aging infrastructure and regulatory and climate change pressures to opportunities such as data’s promise and an infusion of federal funds, the U.S. water sector’s complexities continue to evolve amid pushes for greater sustainability and resilience, the newly […]
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