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FACT CHECK: Water supply in Davao City’s Toril and Matina districts safe for drinking

Claims circulating on social media that the recent outbreak of diarrhea in Toril and Matina districts in Davao City was caused by water contamination is partly false and needs context. Several Facebook pages and users cautioned residents in those areas against drinking water directly from the tap operated by the Davao City Water District (DCWD) […]

Why forest managers need to team up with Indigenous fire practitioners

The forests of the Western United States are facing an unprecedented crisis, besieged by wildfires and climate change. There is a precedent for part of the solution, though: intentional burns such as those set by Indigenous peoples. Many of our forested ecosystems depend on fire. They evolved with frequent blazes touched off by humans or […]

Forever chemicals in water, likely food: Tribune investigation

Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body. Scientists call the chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. They are commonly known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down […]

Dubuque County makes progress on water trail plans

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque County Conservation has been making steady progress in developing its canoeing and kayaking infrastructure, with the intended destination of a full, countywide water trail in the coming years. The development of kayaking opportunities was identified as a top priority through public input gathered during the department’s long-term strategic planning process […]

Without supply mechanism, residents of this Anantnag village risk lives to fetch drinking water

Kokernag, July 26: Located near the famous spring, Kokernag and barely 20 kilometres away from the district headquarters of Anantnag, Anderwan, a small hamlet, has no potable water supply. They have to walks miles down and up the hill to fetch from a nallah as they risk their lives while crossing through dense forest where […]

PRC School District issues COVID based restart plan – Picayune Item

During Thursday’s Pearl River County School Board of Trustees meeting, the Board reviewed and approved the revised re-launch plan for the 2022-23 year. The re-launch plan provides updated guidelines that will be followed by the entire school district to limit the spread of COVID-19. It’s recommended that all PRCSD students, employees and visitors wear a […]

Kalyan residents complain of inadequate drinking water | Mumbai news

For thousands of residents of Tata Amantra, a posh housing complex at Kalyan Junction along the Bhiwandi-Mumbai-Nashik Highway, getting adequate drinking water has become a daily struggle. Apart from a complete one day shutdown, the residents claimed that at times there is no supply for 30 to 48 hours due to which they have to […]

Monkeypox: What to know about the disease and its status in WA | Northwest

Monkeypox is continuing to spread in Washington, with cases roughly doubling each week. As of late July, 109 cases were identified statewide. Currently, a majority of the confirmed cases in Washington are through local transmission, rather than contact with travel, the state Department of Health said. King County, the state’s most populous area, has about […]

Philadelphia volunteers measure heat and pollution in one-day blitz

Meeka Outlaw mounted a temperature sensor to the front passenger side window of her navy blue Nissan Altima just before daybreak Saturday, then attached an air pollution sensor to the rear passenger side, waiting for it to blink green and let her know the mission was a go. Concerned that the air pollution monitor didn’t […]

The Harbinger Review: COVID Horror Is an Enticingly Terrifying Trip into a Nightmare

No one would blame you for rolling your eyes when you hear the phrase “COVID horror film.” Given the genre’s unique ability to digest and reflect upon societal anxieties we all knew this day would come. Pessimistically, you can just picture all of the low-budget Outbreak-esque reactionary cash grabs making their way through editing suites […]