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Water Contamination
Fracking Expands in Latin America, Threatening to Contaminate World’s Third-Largest Aquifer
One-fifth of the water in Latin America's Southern Cone region is at risk of contamination due to fracking.
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Water Remains Largely Marginalized in Climate Talks
Six hundred sixty-three million people are still without water globally.
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Fukushima Radiation in Pacific Reaches West Coast
The fact that Fukushima has contaminated the entirety of the Pacific Ocean must be viewed as cataclysmic.
How Michigan’s Emergency Management Law Poisoned Flint’s Children
The damage done to its population by the ill advised connection to the Flint River is irreversible.
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California Says “No” to Plastic Microbeads
A federal ban is the obvious next step in dealing with this serious health concern.
Scientists Play Catch Up as New Chemicals Contaminate Great Lakes Birds
Experts say flame retardants and stain repellents offer evidence of a broken regulatory system.
For the Love of Water: The Ban on Mining in El Salvador
For several years, metal mining has been banned in El Salvador, and citizen groups are now working to enact a permanent nationwide ban.
“And God Is the Water”: Reflections on the EPA Spill, Power and the US Southwest
A complete reconceptualization of power is required to stop the painful death march in the US Southwest.
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Pennsylvania Family Deals With Water Contamination Linked to Fracking Industry
The contamination of wells is not an anomaly. The Department of Environmental Protection identified 245 potentially contaminated sites between 2008 and 2014.
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Dahr Jamail | Environmentalists Sue EPA Over Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico
A coalition of environmental groups is suing to force the EPA to mitigate pollution causing the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone.