Category: Public health
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Gov. Brown Signs Bill Requiring California Water Districts to Test School Water for Lead
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday requiring water districts to test school water for lead in California. NBC 7 Investigates has covered ongoing issues with lead in San Diego County’s school water systems for about a year. When the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) tested for lead in their school water as part…
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Judge throws out industrial wells permits scientists said would harm public waters
A Dane County judge has thrown out eight high-capacity well permits the state granted to businesses despite warnings from its own scientists that the heavy water withdrawals would harm vulnerable lakes, streams and drinking water supplies. Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn ruled that the permits ran afoul of a constitutional provision requiring state government to protect…
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Pipe dreams: rural water, sewer still a luxury for some
Conklin resident Kirk Reid stands in his backyard next to his washing machine and one of his water barrels, in Conklin, Alta. on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Reid’s house is one of several that will not be able to connect to the new water and sewer pipelines in 2019 due to a lack of plumbing.…
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US Virgin Islands: American citizens battered by Hurricane Maria — and forgotten
If Irma hit like a right hook, then Maria was the sucker punch, battering the islanders while they were already down. Almost a month after the first of two deadly hurricanes collided with the US Virgin Islands, the recovery is still in its infancy. Power lines droop over the main roads in Charlotte Amalie, the…
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Permit-less Sabal Trail pipeline risked by new sinkhole
Live Oak, FL, October 5, 2017 — Sabal Trail, operating without a permit, is at risk from a new sinkhole within 60 feet of its 36-inch diameter, high-pressure, fracked methane pipe under Suwannee River State Park (SRSP), between the Suwannee River and the drill site in Hamilton County. Such sinkholes are among the geological risks…
