Tag: water testing
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‘1,000 Steps Backward’: Navy Says Its Vast Testing Of Pearl Harbor Water Has Been Flawed
Members of the U.S. Navy’s long-term monitoring team conducted water testing at an Aliamanu Military Reservation home in Honolulu in March. (U.S. Navy/2024) For two years, the Navy said water test results indicated no problems. Now, officials are suggesting there is something in the water samples, but they don’t know what it is. Following a…
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Petroleum From Red Hill Leaks May Be Lingering In Pearl Harbor Drinking Water
A new EPA report lends credence to complaints that residents say were otherwise falling on deaf ears. Photo: The Navy has been testing the Red Hill well and Pearl Harbor area water spigots for contamination under a regulatory agreement with the EPA and state Health Department. (U.S. Navy photo/2022) For months, some Pearl Harbor residents…
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Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.
Photo: A surfer rides a wave against the industrial backdrop of Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mike Killion/Courtesy of Surfrider) Decades ago, California surfers decided to fight coastal pollution. Today, their massive network of citizen scientists is monitoring water quality in places the government doesn’t. In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with…
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$5 million Allocated for Lead Testing in California Child Care Centers
Assistance prioritized for Child Care Centers caring for infants May 4, 2020 Contact: Edward Ortiz (Edward.Ortiz@waterboards.ca.gov) SACRAMENTO – The State Water Resources Control Board has executed an agreement to provide approximately $5 million in grant funds for testing and remediation of lead in drinking water at licensed Child Care Centers. The passage of Assembly Bill…
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The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick
This story originally appeared on Reveal and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Photo: Getty Images William Whitt suffered violent diarrhea for days. But once he began vomiting blood, he knew it was time to rush to the hospital. His body swelled up so much that his wife thought he looked like the Michelin…
