Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

Water hookups come to Alaska Yup’ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets

Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste. They’re checking honey bucket bins — large steel containers where residents dump their waste at neighborhood collection points. When they find a bin full…

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Rubber plumbing seals can leak additives into drinking water, study says

Rubber plumbing seals can leak additives into drinking water, study says

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As drinking water flows through pipes and into a glass, it runs against the rubber seals inside some plumbing devices. These parts contain additives that contribute to their flexibility and durability, but these potentially harmful compounds can leak into drinking water, according to a small-scale study in Environmental Science & Technology…

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Joe the Plumber and His Afterlives

Joe the Plumber and His Afterlives

Politics / August 29, 2023 Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who died on Sunday, seemed like a footnote to the 2008 presidential campaign. But he was an augur of things to come. Ad Policy Samuel Wurzelbacher visits Sderot, Israel, in 2009. (Moshe Milner / GPO / Getty) As the Trump movement finds itself facing a fresh round…

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Broussard Services Among Top Plumbing Contractors In Nashville

Broussard Services Among Top Plumbing Contractors In Nashville

Nashville-Davidson, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee – Nashville, TN residents can now work with the reliable plumbers and contractors at Broussard Services. Based in Nashville, the HVAC and plumbing company offers repair, replacement, installation and maintenance of a wide range of plumbing systems. They have a reputation for providing great service, and…

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MCC Construction Trades program adds plumbing, masonry, solar classes

MCC Construction Trades program adds plumbing, masonry, solar classes

Plumbing courses are being offered this semester, HVACr courses are coming in spring 2024 and masonry and solar classes will be available in summer 2024 at MCC’s main Southern and Dobson Campus. The Construction Trades program at Mesa Community College (MCC) is offering new certificate programs beginning with this fall 2023 semester. Plumbing courses are being offered this semester,…

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