drinking water
25% of U.S. adults say they drink 1 or 2 glasses of water a day — and 8% rarely or never drink it, Yahoo/YouGov poll finds. Here’s how to sneak more hydration into your day.
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A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll has revealed that many Americans are coming up short in hydration. The survey of 1,746 U.S. adults, ...
A High Seafood Diet Could Increase Your Risk of Exposure to ‘Forever Chemicals’
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And shellfish, including lobster and shrimp, were found to have higher concentrations of PFAS than fish. rebeccafondren / Getty Images Your favorite ...
PFAS forever chemicals topped new EPA limits. Is yours on our map?
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EPA takes on ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. water The Environmental Protection Agency has established new regulations on “forever chemicals” such as PFOA ...
EPA sets the first limit on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Here’s what you need to know.
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New national standards set by the Biden administration aim to limit toxic “forever chemicals” in U.S. tap water. (Getty Images) The Biden ...
Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants
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The more scientists learn about the health risks of PFAS, found in everything from nonstick cookware to carpets to ski wax, the ...
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are getting into ocean ecosystems, where dolphins, fish and manatees dine – we traced their origins
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PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that have been raising health concerns across the country, are not just a problem in drinking water. As ...
Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task
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As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many ...
Persistent drought is drying out Chile’s drinking water
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) – After 15 years of a devastating drought, reservoirs in Chile are running dry, imperiling access to drinking water in ...
Two-thirds of young children in Chicago are exposed to dangerous lead levels in water, study finds
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More than two-thirds of children under the age of 6 in Chicago may be exposed to lead-contaminated water, a new study finds. ...
Rothschild seeks approval for $7.6M facility to remove PFAS from drinking water
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MADISON – With all its wells contaminated with PFAS, the village of Rothschild is seeking state approval to construct a $7.6 million ...
