Public health

Race Underway To Glue Down The Lahaina Fire’s Toxic Ash Before Rains Wash It Into The Ocean

Photo: There’s growing concern over the potential for rain to wash pollutants from the Lahaina fire into the ocean. (Kevin…

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Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

Water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are…

1 year ago

Editorial: Get the ‘forever chemicals’ out of our drinking water

Photo: A machine is rinsed that runs samples to test for PFAS compounds at the Orange County Water District on…

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Red Hill’s Fuel Director Raised An Alarm Before Pipes Leaked. The Navy Removed Her

Photo: Navy. Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs, photographed walking through a Red Hill tunnel. (U.S. Navy photo/2020) [H2O IQ ed: In…

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CDC report: People and animals are increasingly getting sick from toxic algae

Photo: A duck swims in algae laden water that has gathered on the bank of the Caloosahatchee River at Centennial…

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Risk of tap water exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals higher in Southern California

Nearly 50% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have at least one type of PFAS, a group of…

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Study: drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Photo: Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at…

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3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in…

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Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area

As climate change brings devastating storms and rising tides to California, many coastal communities face another threat, one that’s hidden…

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Judge Blocks Red Hill Families’ Effort To Question Navy Admiral Under Oath

Legal precedent sets a high bar for deposing 'high-level' government officials. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, will…

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