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Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities after several wildfires explains why, and what to do.

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
Lifestyle|Technology

What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections

Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.

What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
Environment|Health|Science

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock

Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
Environment|Health|News|Science

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine

A lot went wrong in the scramble to respond after a train carrying highly volatile vinyl chloride and other chemicals derailed in 2023. The lessons can help ensure safer responses in the future.

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine

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