U.S. Cites Poor Water Quality on More Airliners
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The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
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By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Mar. 7--Once again, US Airways is struggling to provide consistently  decent service at Philadelphia International Airport.
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In its Water Indicator Report, the agency says the pollution of groundwater supplies has worsened in many areas over the past 12 months, reversing the trends reported in recent years.  However, there has been a slight improvement in the pollution levels in some rivers.
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U.S. investigators blamed faulty maintenance and lax federal oversight for a seaplane crash in Florida in 2005 that killed 20 passengers and crew.
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The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday it has agreed with 12 US airlines on steps to improve aircraft water quality after the agency&#39;s tests discovered coliform bacteria generally found in feces in water on 12 percent of airplanes.
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Some 75,000 Marines and their families at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were exposed to toxic tap water that may have caused cancer and birth defects in people who lived on the base, a federal health official testified Tuesday.
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The State Department warned Americans considering travel to the Bahamas that the islands are experiencing shortages of power and drinking water in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances.
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More than one-third of the nation's lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers contain fish that may be contaminated with mercury, dioxin, PCB and pesticide pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
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Clifton Seabury requests that the truth be told regarding pollution of inland waters ("Ports are polluters and need subsidies," letter, Feb. 7). After reading his letter, I wonder from where he would seek the truth.
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A surprising number of drinking  water systems on domestic and foreign commercial aircraft  tested this summer by the government did not meet federal  standards because they were contaminated with potentially  harmful bacteria, regulators said on Monday.
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A Midwest snowstorm and a crush of baggage caused widespread problems for airlines over the holiday weekend, but a flurry of sick days by US Airways flight attendants contributed to delays, a spokeswoman for the troubled airline said.
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U.S. airlines lost or mishandled more luggage in August as a security ban on liquids and gels put greater strain on baggage operations, government figures showed on Wednesday.
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Contaminants ranging from farm runoff to the bug repellent DEET are putting pressure on some of the most pristine rivers in the southern U.S.
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(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
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At least five pairs of planes came closer than federal aviation standards allow during Tuesday&#39;s failure of a critical air-traffic control communications system covering the southwestern United States, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration
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October 22, 2004 4:43 PM GMT (Datamonitor) - Northwest, Delta and American Airlines, three of the top four US airlines, have this week announced widening third quarter losses that represent a deepening crisis in the US airline industry.
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Hundreds of flights by subsidized airlines in Europe are endangering the global climate and the ozone layer.