May 22, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
Wildfires have the ability to contaminate drinking water in a few ways – the heat from the fire may release chemicals from plastic pipes, or carcinogens from the fire may be transferred into the water. With the annual number of fires rising, the amount of people...
May 18, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
Indigenous American Tribes call for a suitable response to their continued struggles with obtaining clean drinking water. According to The Guardian, roughly one in ten Indigenous Americans do not have access to safe tap water. This absence results in heightened health...
May 16, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
A pediatrician in Flint, MI recently discovered alarming amounts of lead in the blood of her patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that no level of lead present in the blood would be considered safe, and that it can lead to many health...
May 16, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
There is an increasing shortage of water supply all over the world, and today as many as 2.2 million U.S. residents do not have running water. As the demand for water increases, the supply is rapidly decreasing, which is creating a huge gap. This gap is driving...
May 16, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
63 wells in Fairfield, Maine tested for high levels of PFA’s, or ‘forever chemicals’, in the drinking water. Maine is currently the state with the largest ongoing investigation in regards to PFA’s, with rapidly growing levels of chemicals being found in the water....
May 16, 2021 | ENPRESS NEWS
Joe Biden’s American Job’s plan may be delayed due to a lack of complete local records which would identify the source of lead pipes. In order to reduce the amount of lead in drinking water, utilities are required to replace some of their led pipes every year. Last...
