Blue Island resident Sarah Haskell said she avoids letting her 1-year-old son drink tap water, as she is worried about contamination of lead in water lines. Instead, she keeps a Brita water filter on ...
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 33,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality ...
Recent events like the Flint, Mich., water crisis are forcing government officials nationwide to take precautions about water safety. To comply with federal guidelines set for drinking water by the ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dr. Stephen Giepert, his wife Alathea and their two energetic young children live and thrive in the Lake Terrace neighborhood. They were relieved recently when it became clear an ...
Researchers have found evidence that "marine snow" -- aggregates of organic material floating in water bodies -- may act as microscopic, island-like refuges for pathogens, or disease-causing organisms ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Emails and interviews with Sewerage & Water Board officials, combined with an extensive analysis of their data, have revealed deeper, more extensive problems within New Orleans’ ...
Photo caption: The Sewerage and Water Board plant in New Orleans, pictured Aug. 18, 2022. Photo courtesy Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator. Dr. Stephen Giepert, his wife Alathea, and their two ...