News Briefs: ​Water Main Break in New Orleans Causes Car-Swallowing Sinkhole

A 48-inch water main ruptured in Uptown New Orleans on Jan. 31, causing significant flooding. The break occurred near the intersection of Panola and Fern streets, creating hazardous road conditions and opening a sinkhole on Panola Street that swallowed a vehicle. Because the rupture caused water pressure in the system to drop below 20 psi, the Sewerage and Water Board, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, issued a precautionary boil-water advisory for a large portion of the Uptown area. Research Finds PFAS Decline in Great Lakes Fish New research published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research indicates a significant decline in PFAS within Great Lakes