Tag: drinking
HHS will review guidance on the addition of fluoride to drinking water
By Alana Wise The Department of Health and Human Services is directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make new recommendations on the addition of fluoride to U.S. water sources. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the fluoridation of water for a number of health problems. The agency is directing the…
PFAS Found in Nearly Half of Americans’ Drinking Water
Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Join Our Community of Science Lovers! New data recently…
Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again
Middle East Tensions Shipments surged into Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire, even if they weren’t enough. Then Israel blocked the border again to pressure Hamas in truce talks. Shipments surged into Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire, even if they weren’t enough. Then Israel blocked the border again to pressure…
After Los Angeles Fires, Drinking Water Safety Is at Risk
Wildfires May Be Contaminating Los Angeles Water with Harmful Chemicals Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do By Andrew J. Whelton & The Conversation US Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood, destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on January…
Lala Kent Shares Confession About Drinking Her Breast Milk in Coffee
Vanderpump Rules alum Lala Kent recently revealed that she “drank 10 ounces” of her own breastmilk in her morning coffee. Lala Kent‘s reality TV future may be uncertain, but she’s still getting real about her life. The Vanderpump Rules alum—who gave birth to her second daughter, Sosa, via sperm donor, in September—recently shared how she isn’t…