The corrosive dangers lurking in America’s private wells
ORLEANS, N.Y. (Reuters) – In this town of 2,800 just south of the Canadian border, residents have long worried about (More…)
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Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)
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Newark Public Schools turn off fountains after tests find lead in water
New Jersey’s largest public school system has shut off the drinking fountains at some of its schools after tests found (More…)
CDC director calls Zika in Puerto Rico a ‘challenge and crisis’
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (Reuters) – During a tour of Zika preparations in Puerto Rico, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of (More…)
Missing radioactive material found in Mexico, public not at risk
Authorities in Mexico have located the radioactive material that was stolen last month.
The country’s interior ministry announced the missing (More…)
Lawsuit over Flint water crisis says 17 children have high lead levels
(Reuters) – A group of Flint, Michigan, parents and their children filed a class action on Monday alleging that gross (More…)
Oregon to release soil test results in pollution scare this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon officials this week will release test results on soil from neighborhoods near two Portland glass (More…)
21st Century Oncology investigating cyber breach
(Reuters) – Cancer care provider 21st Century Oncology Holdings Inc said it was investigating a breach of its computer network, (More…)
Zika response in focus with new evidence of birth defect link
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the U.N. health agency set (More…)
Michigan governor issues appeal over Flint funds denial
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with (More…)
Nanotechnology makes cheap, improved water filters
BERKELEY, CA (Reuters) – Researchers have developed nano-scaled membranes that could potentially filter contaminants out of water faster and cheaper (More…)
