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Who is Ashleigh Aitken? Anaheim mayor faces bombshell allegations of drinking, hurling racial slurs and harassing staff

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Anaheim's mayor Ashleigh Aitken faces serious workplace allegations from her chief of staff regarding alcohol abuse and inappropriate behavior.

Anaheim’s mayor is confronting a significant workplace grievance filed by her own chief of staff, which describes a troubling pattern involving alcohol consumption, alleged misconduct, and governance practices that have deteriorated substantially, NY Post reported. Anaheim’s mayor Ashleigh Aitken faces serious workplace allegations from her chief of staff regarding alcohol abuse and inappropriate behavior. Chief … Read more

In 1995, an Illinois recreation manager bought 100 acres near a major lake; decades later, his conservation work is protecting a creek that supplies drinking water to about 30,000 people

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In 1995, an Illinois recreation manager bought 100 acres near a major lake; decades later, his conservation work is protecting a creek that supplies drinking water to about 30,000 people

When Greg Reising bought roughly 100 acres near Kinkaid Lake in southern Illinois in 1995, he was looking for a place where he could spend time outdoors and connect with wildlife. Decades later, the property has become part of a much larger conservation effort aimed at protecting the creek system that feeds a reservoir serving … Read more

Meet Nithya Tammana: The 11-year-old New Jersey inventor who built a sub-$38 moss filter that can remove up to 95% of lead from drinking water

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Meet Nithya Tammana: The 11-year-old New Jersey inventor who built a sub-$38 moss filter that can remove up to 95% of lead from drinking water

Photo credit: actionfornature.org When Nithya Tammana learned that lead could enter drinking water through old pipes and plumbing fixtures, she did not treat the problem as someone else’s responsibility. The New Jersey student began researching affordable ways to make contaminated water safer, eventually focusing on a humble material often found growing on rocks, trees and … Read more

Scientists covered bat drinking pools with clear plastic; 11 bat species tried to drink from the fake water

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Scientists covered bat drinking pools with clear plastic; 11 bat species tried to drink from the fake water

A thirsty bat sweeps over a pond, listens to the echoes returning from its surface and drops closer to drink. But what happens when that same acoustic signal comes from something that only looks like water to its echolocation system? Scientists have found that bats can be surprisingly easy to fool. In controlled experiments, smooth … Read more

Moroccan women once walked hours to collect water; now giant nets harvest drinking water from mountain fog

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Moroccan women once walked hours to collect water; now giant nets harvest drinking water from mountain fog

Representative Image of engineered mesh capturing fog droplets on Mount Boutmezguida for water collection (AI-generated image) High on Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco, more than 4,000 feet above sea level, rows of black mesh stand directly in the path of Atlantic fog rolling through the Anti-Atlas Mountains. As the fog passes through the mesh, tiny … Read more