Water and Sewer

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (753+ words) FILE: St. Mary Lake at Glacier National Park. Water shortages for farmers in the U.S. and Canada could be mitigated with an inflatable dam in Glacier National Park, according to a newly published study from a team of water scientists representing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (509+ words) According to a September 2026 study authored by several UC Davis environmental researchers, Arctic waterways are becoming more vulnerable to thawing permafrost, which releases toxic elements through acid rock drainage. In 2018, scientists traversing through Alaska’s remote Brooks Range were confronted by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) A vehicle struck a fire hydrant on King Street in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, sending water high into the air and disrupting traffic as a San Francisco Giants game was letting out nearby. The collision happened near Oracle Park, KRON4 reported....

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (313+ words) The U.S. Coast Guard and San Francisco Police Department rescued three people, one of whom later died, after their boat struck rocks and ran aground early Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco at around 6:08 a.m. Thursday received a radio report…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) Three people were injured when a fishing boat crashed into rocks near the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday morning, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Authorities responded around 6:10 am. to reports of a 25-foot vessel that hit rocks on…...