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India’s Water War: City Workers Fight Corporate Privatization Efforts
Municipal employees in India are resisting efforts by companies and officials to privatize drinking water.
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Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s New Record: Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in 15 Million Years
Global temperatures keep rising and ice melt in the Arctic continues apace as January global warmth broke all-time records.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Majority of the World’s Population Lacks Clean Water Security, and More
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GM Stopped Using Flint Water More Than a Year Before Emergency Declared
In October 2014, General Motors recognized the Flint water was corroding its engines.
Rebuilding Trust After Flint: What About the Water in Your City?
With enough investment and public oversight, water can be managed for the public good.
The Department of Defense Is the Third Largest Polluter of US Waterways
An advocacy group has “crunched the numbers” in an effort to reveal who the largest polluters of US waterways are.
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Montana Tribe’s Water Deal Clears Major Senate Milestone
Blackfeet have waited decades to resolve their water claims but Congress is in no hurry.
Welcome to the United States of Flint: A Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis
There are many post-industrial Flints, many other hidden tragedies affecting US children that await their moments in the news.
The Deal That Brought the Colorado River Back to the Sea
A new amendment to the 1944 water treaty between Mexico and the United States aims to create a fair, cooperative system for restoring the Colorado River.
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Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein | Contaminated Water Requires a National Public Health Mobilization
Beyond Flint, water supplies across the US have been contaminated by radioactive pollution from abandoned uranium mines.