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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 O'Donoghue © 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 grip on the West. “We are no longer pulling water stored from this year’s runoff. Instead, we’r...
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 Conservancy District, explaining various filtration systems. Related An Interior Department repo...
If you thought the drought was bad for water supplies, just add wildfires Amy Joi O'Donoghue © 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 Treatment Plant after debris and sediment washed into Starvation Reservoir. “We were able to treat the q...
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 waterproof mascara (82% of brands tested), foundations (63%) and liquid lipstick (62%). The chem...