Pennsylvanians urged to apply for water assistance | News
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead urged Pennsylvanians who may need financial assistance with water bills or wastewater service costs to apply before the federal program ends on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. “Any Pennsylvanian having trouble paying drinking water or wastewater bills should apply as soon as possible […]
Jackson, Miss., water crisis disrupts lives for residents, as EPA intervenes : NPR
May Francis (Fran) Bridges in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 22. Emily Kask for NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Kask for NPR JACKSON, Miss. — Retiree Fran Bridges helps run a bottled water distribution network in west Jackson. “We’ve been trying to find vulnerable people who don’t have transportation, people who are too frail and […]
Peace lily: Avoid using tap water with houseplant – what to use instead
In a bid to help keep houseplants healthy, an expert has shared why tap water should not be used when watering peace lilies. Known for their green, glossy leaves, they are one of the most popular houseplants in the UK, despite being quite fussy. According to research by Hammonds Furniture, there are more than 8,000 […]
E. coli in Baltimore water blamed on aging infrastructure
Baltimore city officials this week said problems due to aging infrastructure in the city’s water treatment system contributed to an E. coli contamination in September that left some city residents without drinking water for five days. An unprecedented confluence of events in multiple areas of the city’s water system — which includes about 4,000 miles […]
Media indifference to report on deadly Chicago water contamination an object lesson in how crime is socially constructed
The adage that “crime is socially constructed” is often dismissed as college-dorm-room puffery, a statement that sounds provocative but is naively detached from “the reality” of crime and its impact on communities and the politicians who ostensibly serve them. The media, for its part, has a significant role to play here regarding both the social […]
Maintenance vital for RO water purifier
Published: Published Date – 12:08 AM, Sat – 1 October 22 (Representational image) Without maintenance, the water purifier will not function properly and there are chances you may end up drinking contaminated water. Hyderabad: Over the last few years, water purifiers have become a part of almost every household. Given a host of factors, despite […]
Do You Need to Filter Your Tap Water? FAQ
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Landslide disrupts water supply project in Surkhet « Khabarhub
Landslide disrupts water supply project in Surkhet Image for Representation. SURKHET: Birendranagar of Surkhet has been facing acute shortage of drinking water. Surkhet Valley Drinking Water Consumers’ Organization has now been supplying drinking water in taps at consumers’ homes on alternate day. The capital of Karnali Province reels under shortage of drinking water after landslide […]
Water crisis tests Mississippi mayor who started as activist
JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital was 5 years old when his parents moved their family from New York to Jackson in 1988 so that his father, who had been involved in a Black nationalist movement in the 1970s, could return to the unfinished business of challenging inequity and fighting racial injustice. “Instead […]
Science survey of Windermere’s water quality is in
THE RESULTS of a scientific survey of Windermere involving one hundred volunteers are in. The project, led by Dr Ben Surridge, a biogeochemist and senior lecturer at Lancaster University gives a large-scale snapshot of the water quality in Windermere that has never been seen before. A map of the sites surveyed around Windermere The water […]