June 20, 2025

Addressing PFAS Pollution: Why Sustainability Starts at the Source

June 20, 2025/ Kelly Pemberton

In a world increasingly focused on sustainability and environmental health, one of the most pressing challenges we face is PFAS contamination. Known as “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment, PFAS are a testament to the unintended consequences of human innovation. These chemicals have infiltrated ecosystems, contaminating water supplies, soil, and food chains. However, the growing awareness of this issue brings hope, as solutions are emerging — and they begin at the source.

February 22, 2023

How Did the Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune Start?

February 22, 2023/ Kelly Pemberton

Camp Lejeune is a United States Marine Corps base located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The base was established in 1941 and served as a training and deployment center for Marines and their families for decades. However, it has also been the site of one of the worst cases of water contamination in American history. Find out more about the situation and how to file a lawsuit if you or a family member is experiencing the side effects of consuming unsafe water. This article will examine the history of water contamination at Camp Lejeune, including how it started, the impact it had on the health of those who lived and worked there, and the government's response to the contamination.

December 12, 2018

A Homeowner’s Guide to Environmentally Conscious Water Use

December 12, 2018/ Kelly Pemberton

Guest post by Jason Baldauf

It’s almost impossible to imagine modern living without the convenience of running water. We take it for granted that we can cook, clean, wash and bathe with it. As such, we may not think about how imperative it is to conserve and protect it. Despite being readily available with a turn of the spigot, it is not an unlimited resource.

May 11, 2016

What’s in your drinking water and should you be concerned?

May 11, 2016/ Kelly Pemberton

#CleanWaterWednesday

Although news about the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan has waned in the face of the upcoming Presidential election, the water crisis is far from over. This water crisis was a wake-up call for many people and some of their elected representatives about the dangers of toxic lead (and other contaminants) that have leached into municipal water supplies, partly because of aging or flawed infrastructure.

But while Flint has become the poster child for lead poisoning in particular, and contaminated water systems in general, the attention that has been riveted on Flint by the mainstream media in the US has done little to inform – or alarm – us about the details of other ongoing water crises around the country.