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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and AAAS EPI Center host a webinar for county and city health officials on PFAS in drinking water.

How bad is Utah’s drought? Water managers dipping into emergency supply Amy Joi ODonoghue © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Boaters enjoy the water near the dam at Jordanelle State Park on Friday, July 16, 2021. The water levels are low due to drought. Utah crops are suffering or fields are fallow, cattle are sold off as ranchers face a loss of rangeland, and water managers are dipping into emergency supplies as the tendrils of this extreme drought refuse to loosen their gr...

Utah’s Dollar Ridge Fire in 2018 was an ominous knock at the door for water supply managers trying to keep water flowing to a million residents. That fire led them to invest in a $28 million upgrade to the Duchesne Valley Treatment Plant after debris and sediment washed into Starvation Reservoir. “We were able to treat the quality of water, but it brought to our attention another process that would be more protective,” said Tom Bruton, assistant general manager of the Central Utah Water C...

If you thought the drought was bad for water supplies, just add wildfires Amy Joi ODonoghue © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Dead and fallen trees are pictured near Soapstone Basin in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Utah’s Dollar Ridge Fire in 2018 was an ominous knock at the door for water supply managers trying to keep water flowing to a million residents. That fire led them to invest in a $28 million upgrade to the Duchesne Valley Treatme...

By Allie Gold Photo: Getty Images Hold off on putting on that coat of lipstick for a second! A new study has found that major makeup. brands contain toxic forever chemicals in their lipsticks, mascara, eyeliner, blush, and more. The name forever chemicals is what they will call it because they are chemicals not known to naturally break down. The evidence of these chemicals are shown in about how much flourine a product has. The products that more often contain high levels of fluorine include ...

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Report: Harmful PFAS Chemicals Are Pervasive In Building Materials Berkeley, CA — From the floor to the roof, the average building may be rife with persistent and potentially toxic “forever chemicals” called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A report released today by the Green Science Policy Institute is the first to document that PFAS, including large fluoropolymers, are used in a wide variety of building materials. “It’s worrisome that PFAS may be literally wall-to-wall i...

Green building experts urge caution in use of antimicrobial building materials Green building experts urge caution in use of antimicrobial building materials Building materials containing chemicals such as triclosan have no proven health benefit—and have been linked to hormone disruption and environmental harm. By Share A joint statement released today by green building organizations, architects, and scientists suggests that building materials with added antimicrobials have no proven health ...

Exclusive: Mozambique, TCRK Energy launch hydrogen work Mozambique state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) has formed a joint task force with TCRK Energy, backed by serial Mozambique entrepreneur Tom Bruton, to investigate blue hydrogen opportunities. TCRK Energy has plans for a new FSDU design to ease shipping challenges for hydrogen Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signin...

FEATURE: Racing certainties abound at Clongowes Wood in Clane Henry Bauress looks at the famous names from the racing world linked to the school Reporter: ); Clongowes Wood College in Clane is one Ireland’s best known schools. Set up in 1814 by the Jesuit order, it is the only seven-day male boarding school in the country. Many well-known Irish men have studied there, including some with famous racing connections. Such students include Michael O’Leary; Patrick Mullins, son of Ireland’s l...