PITTSBURGH —Action News Investigates has learned thousands of Pittsburghers are likely drinking water laced with toxic lead — and they don’t even know it. Read more
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The Real Costs Of The Aging U.S. Infrastructure
In this era of new technologies, a blind eye is often turned to the things that should be addressed. One of the most important is the aging water and wastewater treatment infrastructure in the U.S. Read more
Drink Water, Stay Slimmer?
Water might be a secret weapon for dieters, research involving nearly 10,000 adults suggests. Read more
Tainted: How Navy bases contaminated Pa. drinking water
When the planes burned, the kids would come out. Hope Grosse and her siblings would run down their Warminster street and rubberneck amid shrieking sirens. They would watch Navy firefighters shoot a dense white foam from hoses, smothering the flames that leapt up from the fenced-off lot. Read Full article
Atlanta students advised to bring bottled water amid boil water advisory
A boil water advisory that was put in place after a power and water outage on Saturday continues for a section of Atlanta – and now officials believe it will impact 17 Georgia schools.
Concern Grows Over Tainted Drinking Water
Vermont, New Hampshire and New York expand efforts to find out how much of a potentially toxic chemical is in drinking water.
Well water users start testing their water.
Well waters users recently have been testing their wells, after worrisome reports in municipal water elsewhere.
Williamson Co. customers not notified of water contaminant for months
In Williamson County, a high amount of trihalomethanes have been discovered in city’s municipal tap.
St. Joseph states brown water is deemed safe and drinkable.
St. Joseph’s water hasn’t tested positive for high amounts of lead. Instead, it has tested positive for high levels of iron, which is not considered to be a serious health risk.
Flint, Michigan, lead poisoning not a problem if you own a Big Berkey® water filter
“The evolution of a depressed, angry generation accelerates as the slow, steady mutilation of their minds increases. Brain cells are being shot to pieces silently, by weapons of mass destruction hidden in the waterways. An entire population is under attack. The violence is taking place out of sight. Colorless, odorless lead poisoning goes on without […]