Florida raises allowable limit...

Sep 5, 2016 by

Florida raises allowable limits of cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water ahead of fracking boom

[Translate]  by: Daniel Barker (NaturalNews) On Tuesday, July 26, Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission voted 3-2 in...

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California and EPA Poised to E...

Sep 5, 2016 by

California and EPA Poised to Expand Pollution of Potential Drinking Water Reserves

[Translate] Environment A little-known program under federal environment law is being used to permit oil and gas companies to inject...

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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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Colorado could vote to limit f...

Aug 9, 2016 by

Colorado could vote to limit fracking on November ballot

[Translate] REUTERS/Cooper Neill Fracktions By Katie Herzog   GRIST Colorado is one step closer to ditching fracking.Anti-fracking...

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Lawsuit Seeks To Keep Oil And ...

Aug 7, 2016 by

Lawsuit Seeks To Keep Oil And Gas Drilling Out Of Protected California Aquifer

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong A shut-down injection well sit next to an almond orchard...

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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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TWO TOWNS BATTLE COLORADO FOR ...

Aug 1, 2016 by

TWO TOWNS BATTLE COLORADO FOR FREEDOM TO BAN FRACKING

[Translate]   By Kate Stringer, YES! Magazine Cattle graze near the Rocky Mountains in Longmont, Colorado. The town is one of two in...

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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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David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasi...

Jul 10, 2016 by

David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasis

[Translate] The architect and environmentalist is known for repurposing materials. Now a new device is helping him turn air into...

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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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NOW RESIDENTS OF THE U.S.̵...

Jun 22, 2016 by

NOW RESIDENTS OF THE U.S.’S SECOND LARGEST PIG PRODUCING STATE CAN SEE WHERE THE WASTE FLOWS

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Emery Dalesio Manure is sprayed on a North Carolina field.  ...

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FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADI...

Jun 20, 2016 by

FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH IT?

[Translate] Byproducts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, create radioactive waste like the truckload shown here in West Virginia....

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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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FREE TRADE WILL KILL PROGRESS ...

Jun 7, 2016 by

FREE TRADE WILL KILL PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, 450 GROUPS WARN CONGRESS

[Translate] Nika Knight, Common Dreams   ECO-WATCH  \Warning against dangers to “workers, communities and our environment,” more than...

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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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Hillary Clinton Tried to Push ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

Hillary Clinton Tried to Push Fracking on Other Nations When She Was Secretary of State, New Emails Reveal

[Translate] Environment The State Department hoped Poland could be a “laboratory for testing whether U.S. success in developing...

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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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What’s the True Cost of ...

May 24, 2016 by

What’s the True Cost of Fracking? This Eye-Opening Infographic May Surprise You

[Translate] Environment There are significant pros and cons, making fracking a highly controversial issue. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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UNPLUGGING THE COLORADO RIVER

May 23, 2016 by

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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TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB...

May 10, 2016 by

TOXIC LEGACY: MONSANTO AND PCB CONTAMINATION

[Translate] “But, the most important thing about PCB’s … is that we have identified a mad dog—a known bad actor in the case of PCB....

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