Public health

Walking in Memphis — Above a Coal Ash Cesspool

The groundwater beneath the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis — only two miles from the…

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Seattle-caught salmon found to contain cocaine, antidepressants, and pain relievers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3HpTnb_228 81 drugs and personal-care products were detected in the flesh of salmon caught in the Puget Sound. Salmon is…

7 years ago

Meet the teenager who solved his First Nation’s drinking water problems

A 19-year-old from North Spirit Lake First Nation is the key to solving a boil water advisory in place in…

7 years ago

Study: Public water supply unsafe for millions of Americans

(CNN) Millions of Americans may be drinking water from a public water supply with unsafe levels of industrial chemicals, according…

7 years ago

Sugar’s decades-long hold over Everglades came with a price

Fifteen years after Jeb Bush and Bill Clinton reached a landmark accord to revive the Everglades, billions of dollars have…

7 years ago

Florida water — court lets industry group challenge water standards

Nearly a year after a state regulatory commission approved controversial new water-quality standards, an appeals court Tuesday ruled that a…

7 years ago

Groundwater wells: concern as Wisconsin reduces regulations

NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin Owners of wells that pump more than 100,000 gallons of water a day are no longer subject…

7 years ago

One-Third of Americans’ Drinking Water May Be Deregulated by EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to dismantle the federal clean water rule, which protects waterways that provide drinking water…

7 years ago

Florida city to alleviate water shortage with Israeli technology

Hoping to help curb the severe drought that has overtaken South Florida in recent years, the suburb of Miami Gardens…

7 years ago

The California Drought Isn’t Over, It Just Went Underground

Homeowner Leonicio Ramirez and daughter Tania Ramirez are the first residents to receive water through a water distribution system in…

7 years ago