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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized rules for the amount of certain “forever chemicals” allowed in drinking water. This is the first time the US has placed legally enforceable federal limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals so ubiquitous that they’ve likely already made their way into most Americans’ bloodstreams. Environmental and health … Read more
One of the UK’s most senior military figures in Afghanistan was sent home in disgrace after drinking champagne with colleagues, The Telegraph can reveal. Maj Gen Charlie Herbert OBE took up a post in June 2017 in Kabul as deputy advisor to the ministry of the interior, the government department responsible for law enforcement, civil … Read more
GUALBA, Spain — Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. He fills the 8-liter (2-gallon) receptacles at a natural spring and then hauls them back to his home in Gualba, a picturesque village near Barcelona that like many towns in Spain is bearing the worst … Read more
Standing in front of me was a huge piece of metal, the biggest thing in the room here at a press event at CES 2024, the largest tech conference of the year. It stands more than 3 feet tall and weighs 800 pounds — and it’s designed to extract water from the air, even here in … Read more
BEIJING — A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped of a title for drinking alcohol and defecating in the bathtub of his hotel room at a recent competition. Yan Chenglong doesn’t deny what happened but wrote in a civil complaint this … Read more
Cutting back on alcohol is a common New Year’s resolution — and studies show that about 25% of people who commit to giving up drinking each year are successful in the long term. When it comes to how you can find yourself in that 25%, it’s important to understand why you’re drinking in the first place, to … Read more
Reflecting on a tumultuous history with substance abuse, rock and roll legend Ozzy Osbourne expressed surprise at outliving his rocker peers. Despite his wife Sharon Osbourne‘s worries, Ozzy, with 100 million records sold, hopes to return to the stage again. Sharon recently disclosed how many operations the singer had undergone within the past five years, … Read more
Cutting back on alcohol can be tough, especially if you enjoy going out with friends. But a former bartender-turned-mindful drinker has come up with a guide to make it a little bit easier. After 22 years at his award-winning bar in Washington, D.C., Derek Brown decided that it was time to give up alcohol and … Read more
Lucy Hale is opening up and getting candid about her struggle with alcohol and addiction. The 34-year-old actress recently sat down as a guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast, and opened up for the first time about her earliest recollections of drinking, and the issues it led to for her. “The first time I … Read more
Adele is on the path of sobriety. The 35-year-old “Hello” superstar revealed during her residency over the weekend in Las Vegas that she’s stopped drinking, and she cut alcohol out more than three months ago. “I stopped drinking maybe like three and a half months ago,” Adele said at her Weekends with Adele show, via … Read more