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Sep 27, 2024 · Opponents have argued there’s a potential risk of toxicity in young children, and a court decision last week may boost their case. As the Associated Press reports, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water, citing uncertainty about whether high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of ...

Frani's interest in water and the environment started when she was a Girl Scout in Southern California. Someone’s father, who was less enthusiastic about cookie sales and sewing and more driven to make outdoorswomen of the young ladies, led the troop to acquire a reverence for the natural world, which she holds to this day.

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6 days ago · The Trump administration appears to be dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which includes the National Weather Service, that warns Americans about severe events like flooding, heatwaves, hurricanes, and excessive winds and dryness, which can lead to wildfires.

Dec 15, 2024 · Democratic members of Congress urged the administration to assure that climate funds were paid out. The Hill reports that in a memo which became public, the White House chief of staff, Jeff Zients, said the administration has awarded 98 percent of the funds it could legally spend and that President Biden directed his administration to obligate as much money as possible by the end of his term.

Sep 29, 2024 · Professionals who work to provide safe drinking water and who handle waste and stormwater are aging out, and, as Michigan Public reports, finding young people to replace them is a challenge.A report six years ago by the Brookings Institution said that about 50 percent of the water workforce has only a high school diploma and …

But the main oil-producing nations, such as Saudi Arabia and others in OPEC, strongly opposed language that phases out coal, oil, and natural gas, favoring instead a less hardline commitment to phase them down.China and Russia, among others, were reportedly urging the members to focus only on reducing climate pollution without any mention of fossil fuels.

Apr 14, 2024 · Last week, for the first time ever, the EPA finalized rules requiring the removal of certain PFAS chemicals from drinking water. PFAS chemicals have been used since the 1940s to make, among many items, non-stick cookware, firefighting foams, waterproof clothing and fabric. PFAS compounds can get into food from biosolid fertilizers produced by water treatment facilities that are used on ...

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