Boil Water Notice issued for Melissa Circle | Local News
A Boil Water Notice for properties from 2307 to 2315 Melissa Circle has been issued by the City of Killeen, due to a break in the water line. The notice, which was issued Sunday, lists an effective date of Saturday, Aug. 6. “Water crews will have to isolate the water main,” according to the notice. […]
Preparing A Skincare Routine To Follow At Home? Things You Must Avoid
A lot of DIY hacks and home remedies benefit our skin hugely. They help us maintain our day-to-day physical and mental health. But we often tend to apply some home remedies without proper research. Word of mouth is enough to convince us that something is good for us. This can sometimes backfire as the science […]
‘There are no safe levels of pollution’: an interview with wildfire researcher Sam Heft-Neal | Climate crisis
As the climate crisis brings drought and dried-out landscapes, wildfires in the US west are spreading smoky air to millions of people, even those who live far from where the fires burn. The problem is becoming so pronounced that some television weather forecasters in California now include “smoke casts” in their reports, displaying models that […]
How many tiny bits of plastic are finding their way from Lake Erie into our drinking water?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Something potentially harmful has been invading Lake Erie, the source of our drinking water, for years, and scientists aren’t sure what to make of it. That something is tiny bits of plastic, billions and billions of them, and their threat to human health is still a big unknown. That makes what Ohio […]
Where Has Monkeypox Spread In NJ? See County-Level Case Totals
NEW JERSEY — Has monkeypox been detected in your county? With the state’s case total up to 175 as of Wednesday morning, the New Jersey Department of Health released county-level case data on the outbreak. State officials have identified the most cases in the following areas: Hudson County (61 cases), Essex County (35) and Bergen […]
Afton Rotary Club again joins SchoolTools project to help with back-to-school drive | Local News
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Concord-Afton Sunset Rotary Club is sponsoring the Cabarrus County WSOC-TV 9 SchoolTools project for the fifth year. All supplies collected benefit Cabarrus County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools students and staff. In the first four years, over 108,000 items have been collected and provided to schools. On Saturday, Aug. 13, from […]
Better Public Transport, Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation Priorities: Cm | Bhopal News
Bhopal: Improving public transport, drinking water supply and sanitation will be some of the new measures to be undertaken on a priority in Bhopal, said chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Saturday, after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Bhopal mayor Malti Rai and 85 corporators.All measures will be taken in Bhopal to provide […]
Wildfire smoke brings potential health hazards
GREAT FALLS — Where there is fire, there is often an abundance of smoke during wildfire season. While the blowing embers and charred ground can create problems of their own, the hazards that come along with wildfire smoke can be far-reaching. Dr. Ted Myatt, a senior environmental scientist with Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc., explains the first […]
Fort Wayne Community Schools leader prepares for ‘pivotal’ year | Local
Schools across Allen County will begin the academic year this week in a way they haven’t since 2019 – with regular operations in place. Boards for districts including East Allen County Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools have approved plans confirming as much. The COVID-19 policies and procedures that affected the last two years are […]
وكالة حماية البيئة تدشن جهودًا للتحاور المجتمعي بشأن مخاطر أكسيد الإيثيلين
واشنطن (3 أغسطس 2022) – اليوم، أعلنت وكالة حماية البيئة الأمريكية عن خططها للتوعية والتحاور مع المجتمعات والولايات والقبائل والأقاليم والجهات المعنية، وذلك بشأن أحدث معلومات المخاطر الناجمة عن انبعاثات أكسيد الإيثيلين الهوائية، والتي تصدر من المعقمات التجارية، كما أعلنت عن الجهود التي تبذلها لمجابهة تلك المخاطر. وفي هذا الصدد، تعمل وكالة حماية البيئة على إصدار […]