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Coverage dated August 16, 2023 to August 20, 2023

Maui fires: Water remains unsafe to drink and boil - even with filters

Headline from FOX 5 DC

Brita filters, devices connected to refrigerators or sinks and even robust, whole-home systems are unlikely to address the “extreme contamination” that can happen after a fire, as being seen in Maui's water right now.

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? | Naomi Klein and Kapuaʻala Sproat (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Big corporations, golf courses and hotels have been taking water from locals for years. Now the fire may result in even more devastating water theft

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Maui fires: Water remains unsafe to drink and boil - even with filters (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Brita filters, devices connected to refrigerators or sinks and even robust, whole-home systems are unlikely to address the “extreme contamination” that can happen after a fire, as being seen in Maui's water right now.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California

  5. The Garden Island

    Maui water is unsafe even with filters, a lesson learned from California fires (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

  6. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Water in burned areas of Maui is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

  7. Voice of America

    Maui Water is Unsafe Even with Filters (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Lesson learned from California fires: Large blazes can cause extreme, widespread contamination

  8. The Garden Island

    Experts: Water unsafe in burned areas of Maui (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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