drinking

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The measure proposes the ban “to protect air quality, drinking water resources, and public health” and “prevent impacts to electricity and water rates.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The water flooded fields and homes, took bridges and crossings out of service, and disrupted the operation of pumping stations for drinking water and irrigation.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

And although Panish repeatedly questioned his client about drinking, “no expert testified Mr. Erickson was impaired,” the lawyer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

If successfully expanded, the system could help increase access to clean drinking water while also creating more sustainable sources of critical minerals.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Poorly dressed and malnourished, they faced lethal diseases like dysentery, smallpox, and typhus—epidemics typical in army camps where basic sanitation was poor and drinking water carried deadly germs.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis