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Pittsboro says chemical ‘slug’ has passed the town, but is still testing its water
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoWater samples indicate that a 1,4-dioxane release reported on Friday has moved past the Town of...
Republicans now enforcing NC water rules are delaying efforts to limit PFAS, 1,4-dioxane
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA key environmental board controlled by Republican appointees is stalling efforts to regulate...
Drinking water at 1 in 4 California child-care centers tests dangerously high for lead
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoLa Petite Academy child-care center in San Diego contained the highest amount of lead, at 11,300...
Levels of chemical fall in Pittsboro water, City of Burlington finds potential source
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoLevels of a toxic chemical have declined in Pittsboro’s drinking water as Burlington officials...
2023 was the hottest year on record with 'profound consequences' for 1.5°C limit, data shows
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months ago2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, according to data from the EU's Copernicus...
Methane big part of 'alarming' rise in planet-warming gases
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoMethane in the atmosphere had its fourth-highest annual increase in 2022, the National Oceanic and...
Supreme Court Halts EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor Plan’
POWER Magazine via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 weeks agoThe U.S. Supreme Court in a 5–4 vote blocked enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final “Good Neighbor Plan,” a rule intended to...
Dangerous levels of metal found in water at California child care centers. Search our data
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAn Elk Grove child care center had one water outlet with lead at 178 times the state’s limit. Use...
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade...
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Biden administration announced $5.8 billion in funding Tuesday that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk.
Pittsboro is responding to a chemical release upstream. Here’s what to know.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoPittsboro is urging its customers to conserve water after the City of Burlington detected a spike of...