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Our Nation’s Growing Water Crisis: What You Need to Know
An investment of more than $1 trillion is needed to improve the buried water infrastructure nationwide over the next 25 years.
Apartheid Israel’s War on Water
Israel uses access to the essential resource of water to impose horrific conditions on life for Palestinians in the West Bank.
Portland Teachers Expose Lead in Schools
Periodic lead testing showed the presence of lead in Portland schools' drinking water back in 2001.
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Palestine’s “Prayer for Rain”: How Israel Uses Water as a Weapon of War
Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half.
Roadblocks to Restoring the Everglades
Funding tensions, water pollution slow down the most ambitious ecosystem restoration plan in the world.
Climate Change Could Alter the Chemistry of Deepwater Lakes and Harm Ecosystems
Future climate change scenarios will significantly alter natural mixing processes, creating the condition termed “climatic eutrophication.”
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Water Activists, Your White Privilege Is Showing
White supremacy and white privilege often obscure the racist structures that create water contamination crises.
“Our Water, Our Future”: Voters in Oregon Defeat Nestlé’s Attempt to Privatize Their Water
Voters passed a precedent-setting ballot initiative that will prevent industrial bottling operations in their community.
“Water Is Our Life”: How a Mining Disaster Affected the Navajo Nation
Nearly a year after a mine drainage accident contaminated rivers, Native people living downstream face ongoing health risks.
Should You Be Worried About Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Drinking Water?
Several communities in upstate New York and New England have detected perfluorooctanoic acid in their drinking water.