contaminated water
'Forever' chemicals in drinking water may cause obesity: study
Is this why we're fat?
EPA to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking water to 'prevent thousands of deaths'
The EPA announced a restrictionš proposal for potentially harmful PFAs in drinking water, which the agency expects could "prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousanšds of serious PFAS-attributable...
Goya ships ready-made meals to 'forgotten' Ohio town after train derailment contamination
"East PalestineĀ has been treated like a forgotten town, and while this may be a small communš ity, it is not a forgotten community by Goya," the company said.
Mississippi tšown preparing to go without water periodically for 10 years
ā OrganizationsĀ in Jackson, Mississippi,Ā are asking for help from other states as the water crisis dries up resources.
Couple slammed for dying waterfall for their gender revšeal party
The river is the main source of water for the town, and several residents now fš»ear their water is contaminated. š¦
šÆ Dozens sick, three hospitalized over feces exposure at water park: CDC
Stemming from a wildlife theme park in Kansas, 27 people were sickened in two recent outbreaks išnvolving fecal-borne pathogens ā shigella bacteria and norovirus. š§
š§ Florida boy battšling deadly brain-eating amoeba is beating the odds
"Only four people out of 154 known infected individš³uals in the Uš§nited States from 1962 to 2021 have survived," the CDC says.
Teen swimmer battling deadly, brain-eating amoeba, āfighting his little heart oź¦utā
Caleb Ziegelbauer, 13, caught the life-thršeatening infection at Port Charlotte Beach in Florida on July 1.
Kansas college looking into alleged water cooler tampering by bšaseball program
Bethany College is investigating an allegation someone associated with its baseball program deliberately contaminated a water cooler used by its oppš„onent this past weekend.
Pesticides, radioactivity discovered in US tap water: New analysis āØ
There must be something in the water ā many things, in fact. A new analysis by clean wź¦ater advocate the Environmental Working Group has discovered 56 new contšaminants in US...
Ruh roh! Yes, the water in Central Park can be toxic ā especially for dogs š
"Ingesting the algae can range in symptoms from mild to severe and can be deadly," Manhattan-based veterinarian Dr. Lisa Lippman told The Poź¦st.
Report: Human-made chemicals coąµ©ntaminating Cape Cod waters
The chemicals have been linked to severź§al health problems and often do not break into the environment easily.
š± EPA awards grants foź¦r beach water monitoring, notifications
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be šøawarding $723,000 in grants to monitor beach water quality and set up public notification š programs in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, officials announced Monday.
ź§ Possible second leak detected at compromised Florida reservoir ź¦
A possible second breach has been detected at the Florida wasteš¹water reservoir facing imminent collapse, officials said Monday, as efforts to mitigate the damage by draining water ahešad of a...
20-foot 'wall of water' could be unleashed in imminent collapse of reservoir
The imminent collapse of a wastewater reservoir near Tampa, Fla., couą¦ld unleash a 20-foot "wall of water," state officials warned Sunday -- as tš§hey urged residents in the potential flood's...
Evacuation order issued as radioactive wastewater leak in Florida 'imminent'
A wastewater holding resešrvoir near Tampa, Florida, is on the verge of an "imminent" collapse that threatens to leak hundreds of millions of gallons of acidic, radioactive waā ter to surrounding...
š Child cancer cluster linked to contaminated water, officš¦©ials say
MassachusettsĀ healthĀ officials announced findings šWednesday linking contaminated water in the northeastern area of the state to a cluster ofĀ childĀ cancersĀ in the 1990s, though officials say the water no longer poses a health...
Ninš e charged in Flint water fiasco, ex-GāØov. Snyder pleads not guilty
The defendants -- including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who was first charged the day before --š were released on bail after pleading not guilty at their arraigšnments Thursday morning,...
Ex-Michiganź§ Gov. Rickā Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
ź¦ Former Michigan GšØov. Rick Snyder has been charged for his role in the Flint water crisis, which caused an outbreak of Legionnaires disease and contaminated residents' homes with lead-based water....
Ex-Michigan gov. to be charged in Flint tainšted water scandal
Former Michigan šGov. Rick Snyder and top offią± cials in his administration have been indicted in the Flint water scandal that led to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire's disease, according to...