Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities ...
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Richmond Water Crisis: First water tests found no harmful contaminants
Both the City of Richmond and Hanover County report initial water tests found no harmful contaminants A second round of ...
Map Reveals US States With the Worst Drinking Water
Pennsylvania had the most water violations in 2023, 24,525 in total — 14,808 of which were related to monitoring and reporting.
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Scientists discover concerning new source of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Almost half the tap water in the US is contaminated, according to a 2023 study. Wastewater treatment plants play a major role, Ruyle said. They receive PFAS-contaminated water from homes and ...
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Groundwater Contamination Could Pose Problems for Future Water Supply
Even with 250 new cases of contamination, cases are on a downward trend. Remediation could be costly and time consuming.
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The Water’s Fine? Navigating Water Contamination Litigation
Perhaps one of the most quintessential concerns for corporate defendants in the last decade is that of nuclear verdicts. In ...
Parts of L.A. could go days without clean water. Here’s how contaminants wreak havoc after fires
As authorities across the Los Angeles area warn against using some municipal water supplies to drink and bathe because of ...
New year, healthier water: These water filters help reduce contaminants and microplastics in tap water.
Your tap water may have more contaminants and microplastics than you realize, but the best water filters can reduce your ...
Eaton Fire evacuees in Pasadena told drinking water is unsafe for consumption
Hundreds of families evacuated by the Eaton Fire in Pasadena are being told their drinking water may be so toxic that even boiling cannot make it safe.