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Louisiana could see months of high salt levels in drinking water, threatening residents’ health
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHigh levels of salt don’t just taste bad, they can make tap water unsafe to drink or cook with. At especially high levels, it may even become difficult to shower or wash dishes and clothes.
Battling salt water on the Mississippi, New Orleans region faces its next challenge
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor months, Louisiana oyster farmer Mitch Jurisich, Jr. watched the Mississippi as an invisible...
Saltwater is ‘winning’: Why low water levels have grown into a huge problem for the New Orleans area
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoExtreme drought and sea level rise are colliding in Louisiana, and experts say it will only become a...
US Army engineers are dredging the dwindling Mississippi River 24/7 and battling seawater creeping...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe New Orleans division of the USACE is working 24/7 to fight the salt water.USACE The Mississippi...
Louisiana citrus farmers are seeing a mass influx of salt water that could threaten seedlings
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCommercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers...
New Orleans faces drinking water crisis from shrinking Mississippi River
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNew Orleans is facing a drinking water crisis amid a saltwater intrusion on the quickly shrinking...
When communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a 'temporary' solution that often...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn emergency bottled-water distribution site in Flint, Mich., in early 2016. Sarah Rice/Getty...
New Orleans Faces Water Supply Crisis Over Salt — But 'This Is Not a Time to Panic,' Governor Warns
People via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe problem could make the water supply undrinkable until January, according to Collin Arnold, New...
EPA cracking down on unsafe water systems, Jackson put on notice to submit plan of action
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe EPA also issued a notice to the city of Jackson, Mississippi, saying its aging and overwhelmed...
The toxic, corrosive reason saltwater intrusion would be a catastrophe for New Orleans
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi...