Christiaan A. Marcum | Richardson Patrick
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania-American Water Company is suing a large group of corporations beginning with 3M, for their alleged actions in causing groundwater contamination in its local wells through the use of its products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Pennsylvania-American Water Company of Mechanicsburg first filed suit in the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 21 versus 3M, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company LLC, Tyco Fire Products, LP and dozens of other companies.
(The defendants later removed the suit to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Feb. 11.)
Frozen pipes: Tips on how to prevent them and what to do when they freeze
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
A streetlight illuminates ice clinging to a Japanese maple tree the night of Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Northeast Bethlehem. (Kurt Bresswein, Lehighvalleylive.com)Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com
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It’s cold outside and getting colder and frozen water pipes once again may become a concern.
The Pennsylvania American Water has offered tips in the past about how to prevent your pipes from freezing and what to do if they freeze.
When the temperature is at or below freezing the company advises to do the following:
Safety tips for driving in snow, shoveling snow, caring for pets and keeping those pipes from freezing over
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
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The nor’easter is shaping up to be quite the storm in Pennsylvania, with upwards of a foot of snow expected in the Lehigh Valley. With that in mind, here are some safety tips and solid advice for driving in snow, shoveling that snow, caring for your pet and keeping your pipes from freezing.
Driving in the snow
First off, we don’t recommend you drive during this storm
at all. Weather conditions are decidedly hazardous, not only because of the snow but because the roads are also likely to freeze over. But if you h have to go on the road, here are some tips Central Pennsylvania AAA has given out to PennLive over the years: