Texas heatwave increases water main breaks and leaks

The extreme heat, drought conditions and high usage have caused the ground to shift making it optimal conditions for pipes to burst. KILLEEN, Texas — Under the hot Texas summer sun, grass is dying, rain is nowhere to be found and what a city crew would consider a bad sign is becoming all too common.  […]

Raceway Gives, the charitable arm of World Wide Technology Raceway, collecting donations of cleaning supplies for eastern Kentucky flood victims

Last week’s record rainfall and subsequent flooding dramatically impacted the lives of people in our own community as well as those in eastern Kentucky. Both areas suffered devastating damage and the communities are rallying together to rebound. Raceway Gives, the charitable arm of World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, is collecting donations of cleaning […]

N.C. A&T receives $23.7 million grant for clean energy training program

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Drought in Mexico leads to water rationing, theft

Comment on this story Comment Jesús Hidrogo Tristán starts his days looking for water. He goes from paid dispenser to paid dispenser, seeking one that hasn’t run dry. The 43-year-old systems engineer lives with his brother and mother in Colinas de Valle Verde, a neighborhood in Monterrey, the capital city of northern Mexico’s Nuevo Leon, […]

Monkeypox spreads by more than just sexual contact

INFORMATION NOW MINDY. WELL LADIES BY NOW. MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF MONKEYPOX, RIGHT AND THEY MAY HAVE SEEN THE IMAGES OF THE SKIN LESIONS THAT IT CAUSES. BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE DISEASE AND HOW YOU CATCH IT? I DON’T FEEL THERE’S ENOUGH INFORMATION OUT THERE. I THINK THE FOCUS […]

Lake Hopatcong algae bloom closes beach after water testing

A beach on Lake Hopatcong is closed to the public after two rounds of water testing in the area showed high levels of harmful algae blooms (HABs). Colleen Lyons, administrator of the Lake Hopatcong Commission, confirmed the Crescent Cove Beach Club is closed due to sample results collected by the state Department of Environmental Protection […]

EPA, USDA Partner to Bolster Wastewater Infrastructure for San Carlos Apache Tribe, 10 Other U.S. Communities

Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America August 3, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, at an event in Lowndes County, Alabama, where a significant number of residents lack access to wastewater infrastructure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the […]

‘Unhealthy air’ days increasing in Oregon as wildfire season lengthens

Wildfire smoke impacts are increasing across Oregon, and broke at least one record last year, a new study from the state Department of Environmental Quality shows. Last year’s wildfire season was less intense than in 2020, but was longer, the study reported. The result, in many communities, was more days of poor air quality. That’s […]

School Prepared for Monkeypox; Youth Returned to Camp Florence; Gas Prices; Bridge Work; Book Sale – Coast Radio – Florence Oregon News

School Prepared for Monkeypox As families are preparing to send their children back to school next month the news of another unexpected health risk is a cause of concern.  Siuslaw Schools Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says Monkeypox is on his mind.  But, he added, they’re already preparing for it. https://kcfmradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-03-andy-g-2.2.mp3 “All of the disinfectants and sanitizers […]