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Nation Feb 14

How winter weather can affect your drinking water

By Hannah Grabenstein

Nation Dec 30

Hawaii Water Contaminated
More time needed to remove jet fuel from Pearl Harbor drinking water, says Navy

Military officials tell Hawaii lawmakers that they need more time to flush jet fuel from their Pearl Harbor water system.

By Associated Press

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Erin Brockovich on America’s water crisis and why no one is coming to save us

Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist who shot to prominence after her successful lawsuit against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in 1993, joins Christopher Booker to discuss her new book “Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis And What We…

By Christopher Booker

Nation Apr 23

COVID-19 emptied these buildings. The virus could lead to unsafe water inside them

Office buildings have been left mostly empty for weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving standing water in pipes where harmful organisms can grow. What happens when those buildings reopen?…

By Caitlin R. Proctor, Andrew J. Whelton, William Rhoads, The Conversation

Health Oct 03

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Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis

Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical…

By John Yang, Rachel Wellford

May 21

Twitter Chat: What are your Memorial Day weekend safety tips?

By Nora Daly

From extra traffic on the roads during one of the year’s busiest travel weekends to insect and sun exposure during hours spent outside to avoiding foodborne illness when firing up the grill for the first time this season, there are…

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North Carolina coal ash spill raises questions about enforcement of environmental regulations

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