In recent years, the hashtag #LandBack has surfaced across Indigenous platforms to signify a need to reclaim ancestral landscapes and protect the sacred and cultural … Movement to Reclaim Water Rights for Indigenous PeopleRead more
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How to make invisible groundwater visible
March 22 is celebrated as ‘World Water Day’ every year. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 gave this call. Since then, … How to make invisible groundwater visibleRead more
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The Privatization of Water Is a Scam
The neoliberal obsession with privatizing essential industries and services is haunting the UK. Profiteering by gas, oil, railways, mail, and other entities is the root … The Privatization of Water Is a ScamRead more
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Philadelphia water ‘safe to drink and use’
Residents in Philadelphia can safely drink the water following a nearby chemical spill, the city’s water department said Tuesday evening. The Philadelphia Department of Water … Philadelphia water ‘safe to drink and use’Read more
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Businesses using trillions of gallons of Michigan ground water
While Swiss-based food giant Nestlé’s northern Michigan bottled water operations have raised public ire with its request to greatly expand the amount of groundwater it … Businesses using trillions of gallons of Michigan ground waterRead more
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Brooklyn school has more lead in its water than Flint
Students in a Brooklyn elementary school classroom drank from a fountain whose water was more contaminated than Flint, Mich.’s — laden with 1,000 times the … Brooklyn school has more lead in its water than FlintRead more
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Review of world water resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing … Review of world water resourcesRead more
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Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s Water
On Monday, you led a rally outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson demanding elected officials reverse decades of disinvestment that’s left water unfit to drink … Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s WaterRead more
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The Rich Drink for Free While the Poor Pay More
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The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. Groundwater
In America’s rush to build the nuclear arsenal that won the Cold War, safety was sacrificed for speed. Uranium mills that helped fuel the weapons … The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. GroundwaterRead more