WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Residents still urged to conserve water * * * ASHEVILLE, N.C. - On November 18, 2024, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department officially lifted the Boil Water Notice first issued after Hurricane Helene. Laboratory results from sampling conducted November 16 and November 17 have confirmed that the water supply is free from contaminants. It is NO longer advised for cust  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A visualization tool that tracks changes to the nation's forests in near-real time is helping resource managers pinpoint areas with the most damage from Hurricane Helene in the US Southeast. The ForWarn visualization tool was co-developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the U.S. Forest Service. The tool captures and analyzes satellit  more