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Judge Doubles Down on Order Requiring Michigan Officials to Deliver Clean Water in Flint
A US District Court Judge has ordered Flint to start delivering water to city residents immediately.
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Bolivia Is in a Drought State of Emergency
Over 2 million residents of Bolivia are at risk due to severe drought caused by glacial melt in the Andes.
Is Our Drinking Water Safe? The EPA’s Decision to Not Limit or Monitor Levels of Toxic Pesticide and Industrial Waste in Our Drinking Water
Every five years the EPA must make a determination whether or not to regulate at least five contaminants.
Michigan Officials Seek to Block Court-Ordered Bottled Water Delivery in Flint
Michigan wants to block bottled water delivery to Flint residents, leaving the elderly without access to clean water.
Standing Rock Sioux Elder: “We Have an Obligation to Protect All of America”
“We symbolize the struggle of every community in America about the lack of water, about contaminated water.”
Nestlé and Coca-Cola Attempt to Block National Parks From Banning Bottled Water Sales
Single-use water bottles generate up to 20 percent of the waste in National Parks but Congress is preventing their ban.
Drinking Water on Indigenous Land: More Violations, Less EPA
Tribal drinking water utilities and wastewater treatment plants are far less likely to be federally inspected despite more violations.
Did Dakota Access Security Worker Wielding an Assault Rifle Try to Infiltrate Native Water Protectors?
Amnesty International dispatched human rights observers to North Dakota to monitor ongoing repression of Natives.
What? Army Corps Suddenly Decides Coal Trains Won’t Harm Salmon-Filled Columbia River
At the Longview Millennium coal export facility, water protectors know coal dust is like a pipeline accident that happens daily.
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A Billionaire’s Fantasy Island on the Hudson: Private Glitter, Public Land
Diller's Island in the Hudson River's estuarine sanctuary is colonization of a public space by private interests.