Jose De La Rosa, Laredo Morning Times May 20, 2025 The Laredo City Council unanimously approved an $11.3 million waterline replacement project Monday evening to address the city’s aging infrastructure and reduce frequent water main breaks. Presided over by Mayor Pro Tempore Vanessa Perez in Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino’s absence, city officials described the decision… >> Read More
KLIX News Radio April 21, 2025 A fancy water filter and frequent tests (liquid biopsies) are ways to limit the amount of carcinogens that are seeping into Idaho’s water supply, but these steps don’t eliminate the potential for developing cancer by drinking water that exceeds state safety guidelines. Well water can be particularly harmful, and… >> Read More
PBS.org April 21, 2025 Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to end the federal recommendation that municipalities add fluoride to their drinking water. Amid the renewed debate, William Brangham spoke with Lindsay McLaren of the University of Calgary to discuss why that community removed fluoride from its… >> Read More
By Toria Sheffield, People.com April 19, 2025 A father and his adult son were killed after their car was swallowed by a sinkhole and they were surrounded by floodwaters in northern Italy. Leone Nardon, 64, and Francesco Nardon, 21, were traveling by car in Valdagno in the region of Veneto on Thursday, April 17, when the road… >> Read More
Lee Baker, Oconee County Observations February 25, 2025 ***Problem With Pipe Joints Seems Likely*** Oconee County experienced two major spills in the last nine months on its major force main sewer line servicing the county’s commercial hub due to problems during installation of the pipe joints or with the pipe itself, county leaders now believe…. >> Read More