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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.
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Mitigating the Harm Done to Children’s Health in Flint
Nowhere near enough is being done to heal Flint's poisoned children.
Emergency Manager Who Switched Flint Water Resigns From Detroit Schools
Congress is holding its first hearing today on lead poisoning in the water supply of Flint, Michigan.
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Hydropower Dams Threaten One-Third of the World’s Freshwater Fish
Projects' true costs are being inadequately assessed, say scientists.
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The Refugees of Flint’s Water Crisis
While undocumented immigrants are often wary of interaction with authorities, a new wave of political terror is converging with public health catastrophe.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Poisoning of Flint Was Not an Accident – It Was a Crime
Two years ago, the people of Flint turned on their spigots and a brown horror came flowing out.
Flint Refuses to Be Poisoned
Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is finally feeling the heat for the outrageous crime of contaminating a city's water supply.