Contamination Threatens One of...

Aug 31, 2016 by

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Scientists find high salt and arsenic concentrations in an aquifer that 750 million people rely on for...

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Nestlé Just Gained Control Ove...

Aug 30, 2016 by

[Translate] News Nathan Wellman Tea Party Republican Governor Paul LePage of Maine helped Nestlé secure a contract that gives Poland...

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GREAT LAKES WATER TO BE SOLD T...

Aug 29, 2016 by

GREAT LAKES WATER TO BE SOLD TO CHINA AS HALF OF U.S. FACES EXTREME WATER CRISIS

[Translate]   Great Lakes Water To Be Sold To China As Half Of U.S. Faces Extreme Water Crisis Uncategorised, On The Water,...

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Here’s Why the Navajo Nation I...

Aug 28, 2016 by

Here’s Why the Navajo Nation Is Suing the EPA Over Colorado’s Mining Catastrophe

[Translate] Madeleine Thomas PACIFIC STANDARD The San Juan River is one of the most sacred and agriculturally important areas to the...

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Solar-powered Pipe desalinizes...

Aug 23, 2016 by

Solar-powered Pipe desalinizes 1.5 billion gallons of drinking water for California

[Translate] by Tafline Laylin   INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow The infrastructure California needs to generate energy for electricity...

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THIS TECH COULD MAKE WATER SHO...

Aug 3, 2016 by

THIS TECH COULD MAKE WATER SHORTAGES A THING OF THE PAST

[Translate] Infographics Videos Getty In Brief It’s no secret that there is a rather serious issue on our planet: Water....

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THIS CHEAP MATERIAL CAN PURIFY...

Aug 1, 2016 by

[Translate] Videos Hard Science Washington University  FUTURISM In Brief US scientists discover a process to use graphene sheets to...

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6 Human Activities That Pose T...

Jul 27, 2016 by

6 Human Activities That Pose The Biggest Threat To The World’s Drinking Water

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling THINK PROGRES CREDIT: Shutterstock   Clean, drinkable water is more than a precious resource — it’s...

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A THIRD OF CALIFORNIA’S ...

Jul 4, 2016 by

A THIRD OF CALIFORNIA’S DEEP GROUNDWATER AQUIFIERS ARE BEING USED FOR OIL AND GAS

[Translate] Climate by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Locher Water is pumped from a well into an irrigation...

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‘Water Windfall’ F...

Jun 30, 2016 by

‘Water Windfall’ Found in Drought-Stricken California

[Translate] Environment California’s Central Valley has three times more freshwater in underground aquifers than previously thought....

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DRY TAPS AND LAGOONS OF SEWAGE...

Jun 8, 2016 by

DRY TAPS AND LAGOONS OF SEWAGE: WHAT AMERICA’S WATER CRISIS LOOKS LIKE

[Translate] A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans. By Zoë...

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AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BREAKING THE...

Jun 5, 2016 by

AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BREAKING THEIR BACKS TO GET WATER FOR THEIR FAMILIES

[Translate] Energy and Environment By Darryl Fears A woman gathers water from a dam for use at her home in Qunu, South Africa....

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MAKING SENSE OF DWP REFORM IN ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

[Translate] A SUMMARY REPORT: MAKING SENSE OF DWP REFORM A CONFERENCE AND PANEL DISCUSSION HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016 RONALD F....

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33 OTHER U.S. CITIES HAVE CHEA...

Jun 2, 2016 by

33 OTHER U.S. CITIES HAVE CHEATED WATER TESTS THAT DETECT LEAD

[Translate] The Guardian tried to obtain “water testing documents” from 81 cities and 43 offered information. The tricks used by...

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THE BATTLE OVER PUBLIC DRINKIN...

May 30, 2016 by

THE BATTLE OVER PUBLIC DRINKING WATER HAS JUST BEGUN

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Don Ryan An initiative to block Nestle from bottling water in Cascade...

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HOW THE WATER CRISIS IN THE WE...

May 26, 2016 by

HOW THE WATER CRISIS IN THE WEST RENEWED THE DEBATE ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DAMS

[Translate]   By Abrahm Lustgarten / ProPublica   VIA TRUTHDIG     Glen Canyon Dam is located in Page, Arizona. (Jacqueline...

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UNPLUGGING THE COLORADO RIVER

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UNPLUGGING THE COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] The Glen Canyon Dam, on the Arizona-Utah border, as seen in the documentary “DamNation.” The efficiency of the dam has...

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HOW NEW YORK GETS ITS’ W...

May 15, 2016 by

HOW NEW YORK GETS ITS’ WATER

[Translate] N.Y. / Region | New York 101 Revelations about tainted water have sparked worry across the country. The New York Times...

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Should You Be Worried About PF...

May 9, 2016 by

Should You Be Worried About PFOA in Drinking Water? Here’s What We Know

[Translate] Perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical linked to cancer and thyroid disease, has been detected in drinking water across...

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THE SOUTHWEST’S ONLY FRE...

May 1, 2016 by

THE SOUTHWEST’S ONLY FREE-FLOWING RIVER COULD BE SUCKED DRY BY HOME BUILDERS AND REPUBLICANS

[Translate] By Mother Mags   San Pedro River, holding on … For the most part Arizona hasn’t experienced severe drought...

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SO YOU’VE RUINED A TOWN ...

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SO YOU’VE RUINED A TOWN AND POISONED ITS CHILDREN — WHAT NEXT? BILL THEM FOR YOUR LEGAL COSTS

[Translate] Devil’s Tower By Mark Sumner  VIA DAILY KOS     Darnell Earley was appointed as emergency manager of Flint,...

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PREVENTING THE NEXT FLINT WITH...

Apr 26, 2016 by

PREVENTING THE NEXT FLINT WITH TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN MAKE AT HOME

[Translate] How do we know the water flowing from our taps is safe and free from contaminants? For the most part, we trust that...

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A Member of Congress Just Issu...

Apr 25, 2016 by

A Member of Congress Just Issued a Warning to the World Bank: ‘Stop Privatizing Water’

[Translate] Water Rep. Gwen Moore’s actions could mean the beginning of the end of the World Bank’s harmful water-for-profit...

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WHY WORLD LEADERS ARE TERRIFIE...

Apr 15, 2016 by

WHY WORLD LEADERS ARE TERRIFIED OF WATER SHORTAGES

[Translate] From Yemen to Syria to Arizona, droughts are a growing threat. —By Nathan Halverson MOTHER JONES WVillagers ride donkeys...

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U.S. WATER SYSTEMS REPEATEDLY ...

Apr 10, 2016 by

U.S. WATER SYSTEMS REPEATEDLY EXCEED FEDERAL STANDARD FOR LEAD

[Translate]   By RYAN J. FOLEY and MEGHAN HOYER   A.P. In this Wednesday, March 9, 2016 photo, city officials display an example...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE ...

Apr 4, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE COLORADO RIVER DRY

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Upton GRIST Cross-posted from ClimateCentral Even as the number of Americans relying on the Colorado...

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TOXIC POLLUTION IS STILL SEEPI...

Mar 29, 2016 by

TOXIC POLLUTION IS STILL SEEPING INTO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jessica Tefft James Connolly, then executive director of...

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IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER...

Mar 22, 2016 by

IF YOU CATCH AND USE RAINWATER IN COLORADO, YOU ARE A CRIMINAL

[Translate] by Nicole Gentile – Guest Contributor  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   In a state where recreational...

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DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? D...

Mar 21, 2016 by

DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? DON’T ASK AND OFFICIALS WON’T TELL

[Translate]   By Martha Rosenberg, Organic Consumers Association (Photo: Water Testing via Shutterstock) The lead crisis in Flint,...

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ALL EYES ON FLINT, BUT DRINKIN...

Mar 17, 2016 by

ALL EYES ON FLINT, BUT DRINKING WATER CRISIS STRETCHES NATIONWIDE

[Translate] 6 By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     The Flint Water Plant tower in Michigan. (ehrlif /...

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