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June 13, 2019

Education
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A plan to install lead and antimicrobial filters at Orleans Parish public schools has hit a snag. It turns out that the antimicrobial filters require much higher water pressure than the Sewerage and Water Board (SWB) provides. According to a report by The Lens, the filters being installed at the schools would require a booster […]

And Not a Drop to Drink

October 1, 2018

Air and Water Quality
Environment
Featured
October 2018

We all know people who refuse to drink the tap water in New Orleans. Are they right? “I want to see where it ends,” said a friend from Minnesota, a curious excitement in her blue eyes. We were walking towards Crescent Park so that she could see the end of the 2,320 mile-long Mississippi River. Missisipi […]

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Orleans Parish Schools Can’t Install Antimicrobial Filters Due to Low Water Pressure

And Not a Drop to Drink