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Amid the fires, LA is warning some residents the tap water isn't safe. Here's why
Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are ...
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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
Swiss Re Unit on the Hook for Contaminated Water Legal Costs
A water utility that faced regulatory and legal action over its alleged distribution of lead-contaminated water is entitled ...
North Carolina advances plan to tackle PFAS contamination in surface water
North Carolina is advancing plans to reduce PFAS in surface waters with monitoring and minimization efforts, aiming to curb ...