Tag: water
PFAS in Baltimore-area school drinking water
PFAS, a.k.a. "forever chemicals," have been detected in the water in 17 Baltimore-area schools. Remediation is needed.
Houston ISD closes due to boil-water notice
Houston's schools were closed Monday due to a boil-water notice triggered by a power outage at a water purification plant.
2 suburban districts retest for lead in the water
Lead and copper in the drinking water at 2 K-8 districts in Chicago's western suburbs has given school officials an urgent need to fix the water problem.
Concerns over lead in Newark school water
Fears of lead in drinking water at schools have spiked after the Flint water crisis and a realization that lots of schools have old pipes.
Lead in the water supply in Flint, MI
Dire situation in Flint, Mich.: The water supply is contaminated with lead from cheap pipes. Schools ask for help in the form of clean water.
Water, water, everywhere water — even in space
NASA scientists have been looking for water (and life) on other worlds, and they've found evidence of liquid water in some of those distant worlds.