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Lakota Lead the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires of the Great Sioux Nation) once again find themselves on the front lines of the battle against the fossil fuel industry.
“Nestlé Is Trying to Break Us”: A Pennsylvania Town Fights Predatory Water Extraction
Pennsylvania residents are fighting Nestle's attempts to construct a water extraction operation in their community — and winning.
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In North Carolina Town, a Year of Fear and Distrust Over Contaminated Water
State officials had discovered toxic levels of vanadium in the Deborah Graham's well water.
Officials Charged in Flint Water Poisoning, but Governor Snyder Has Not Even Been Questioned
The first criminal charges have been filed in the ongoing Flint water contamination crisis.
Our Drinking Water Systems Are a Disaster; What Can We Do?
In the wake of the Flint crisis, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis.
Drunk US Marine’s Dump of Toxic Foam Among Accidents Polluting Okinawa Water Supply
Internal reports expose a spate of accidents at Kadena Air Base over 15 years which have leaked at least 21,000 liters of fire extinguishing agents.
Drugs in the Drinking Water? Don’t Ask and Officials Won’t Tell
Drugs and chemicals in the drinking water are a huge, underreported problem which officials are barely addressing.
The Unexpected Cause of Water Crises in US Cities
The most vulnerable among us pay the highest price for Wall Street's profits.
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Is Water a Human Right?
I went on a search to find our right to clean drinking water in US and international law.
Lead Detected in Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water Has Been on the Rise Since 1999
The city is in compliance with federal guidelines, but barely made the cut the last time it tested in 2013.