The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of … WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled waterRead more
Water
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Enormous Profits for Nestlé
Nestlé and others are profiting from the U.S. water infrastructure crisis — here’s how: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/sites/default/files/1802_830x437_media-dv-bottledwatercostrptpromo.jpg We’re paying nearly 2,000 times more than we need to … Enormous Profits for NestléRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Journalism / Multimedia / Protest / USA Empire / Water
Journalist Facing 45 Years in Jail for Filming Pipeline Protest
North Dakota
Posted inFossil fuel / Multimedia / Protest / USA Empire / Water
Actor Shailene Woodley got Arrested and Strip Searched
Actor Shailene Woodley Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance
Posted inCosmetics / Medicine / Pollution / ToMl / Water
Pharmaceuticals & personal care products impact aquatic life
Traditional toxicity testing underestimates the risk that pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution poses to freshwater ecosystems. Criteria that account for ecological disruption – not … Pharmaceuticals & personal care products impact aquatic lifeRead more
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Rising CO2 is causing trouble in freshwaters too
As carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere rise, more CO2 gets absorbed into seawater. As a result, the world’s oceans have grown more acidic … Rising CO2 is causing trouble in freshwaters tooRead more
Posted inToMl / USA Empire / Water
Puerto Ricans Drinking Toxic Water
Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricanes Maria and Irma, one month since Maria made landfall. This comes as residents desperate for drinking water have begun pumping … Puerto Ricans Drinking Toxic WaterRead more
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Nestlé pays $200 a year to bottle water near Flint – where water is undrinkable
While Flint battles a water crisis, just two hours away the beverage giant pumps almost 100,000 times what an average Michigan resident uses into plastic … Nestlé pays $200 a year to bottle water near Flint – where water is undrinkableRead more