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The Year in Water, 2022

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The same month Chinese authorities closed Toyota and Foxconn factories in Sichuan province, a leading manufacturing center, after a record-breaking heat wave curtailed hydropower output and strained the electric grid. French authorities trucked water to more than 100 towns. . Brett Walton. Only a few dozen remain in the ground.

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In Benton Harbor, Residents’ Complaints of Lead-Tainted Water Carry Echoes

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BENTON HARBOR—When Carmela Patton moved into her Benton Harbor home from a nearby apartment complex, she didn’t think twice about turning on the faucet to boil noodles or get a drink. And, he said, he still wants a full-throated declaration from the state that Benton Harbor’s water isn’t safe to drink. Why not earlier?

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Federal Water Tap, February 21: EPA Watchdog Will Investigate Agency’s Drinking Water Lead Response in Michigan City

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An EPA watchdog will investigate the agency’s response to drinking water lead contamination in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Explanations were beyond the scope of this assessment, and the authors note that there are many possible causes. The Rundown. The CDC analyzes trends in the rising number of Legionnaires’ disease.