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HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’

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It severed undersea communication cables, silencing Internet and cell contact on the islands for days. Since then, a New Zealand aid ship has docked carrying 250,000 liters of water and desalination equipment able to produce 70,000 liters more per day. The eruption tore apart other pieces of Tonga’s physical infrastructure.

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Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program – A Look Back On 2021’s Accomplishments

PA Environment Daily

Since the program began in 2013, this brings the total volunteer hours to 79,828 hours, valued at $2.2

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Discontinuance or Interruption of Manufacturing of Certain Devices Implementing CARES Act

Arnold Porter

The Draft Guidance further recommends that manufacturers uncertain whether to notify FDA about a device contact the Agency.[[N:Contact Whether the device (with or without accessories) would be in higher-than-typical demand during the response to a pandemic or other public health emergency compared to a similar period of time (e.g.,

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