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
WDRB February 23, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — About 10 properties are without running water after a 16-inch water main break Sunday morning in south Louisville. According to the Louisville Water Company, the main break occurred near the intersection of 3rd and W. Kenton streets around 8:30 a.m. in the Wilder Park neighborhood. Vehicles in… >> Read More
Ljeonida Mulabazi, DailyDot.com February 22, 2025 A chiropractor on Instagram claims that taking a 10-minute shower is the same as drinking eight glasses of chlorinated water. Daniel Pompa (@drpompahealth) posted a video warning his audience about chlorine exposure, stating that it’s not just in the water people drink but also in the water they bathe in. His… >> Read More