Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration filed lawsuits Friday against a number of companies that allegedly contaminated drinking water supplies in six towns throughout the state including ones in Morris and Sussex Counties.

Aqua Africa Foundation is a registered non-profit foundation 501(c)(3) focusing on water issues around the world with an innovative approach that can be summarized in one word: efficiency. Our mission is to provide access to clean and safe water where needed with an emphasis on families with children in underdeveloped countries as well as low-income families right here in the United States.

MADISON (WKOW) — While there’s no significant snow in the extended forecast right now, city officials in Madison want you to think ahead when it comes to using salt.

According to Madison Water Utility, road salt contaminates the local bodies of water and the aquifer, which is Madison’s drinking water source.

Why a century-old problem seems so hard to fix

Over a century has passed since the dangers of consuming lead became widely known. Ingesting even small quantities damages young brains and may raise the risk of heart problems. Yet residents of Chicago—and many other cities—still mostly swig from taps fed by lead pipes. About 400,000 lead service lines connect to the mains in the Windy City, linking about four in five of all houses there. One study of nearly 3,000 homes, two years ago, found two-thirds had elevated levels of lead in their water.

Giving to others not only makes us happier but can help lower our blood pressure, while humans are most miserable in their forties for deeply rooted biological reasons, researchers told a conference in London on Thursday.