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Water Privatization: Coming to a Century Old System Near You?
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 has become law, despite containing highly controversial provisions, in particular, water privatization.
Portland’s E. Coli Scare: How Mushrooms Could Have Helped Prevent It
Filters that contain fungi with powerful antibiotic properties can help remove harmful bacteria from water.
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Dear Mr. Buffett: About Those 5,000 Oil-Tanker Cars
What a legacy you'd leave the world, Warren, if such a Center could solve its water shortages while the park next door and the BNSF pays the bills and …
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Homepeeopathy
Portland, Oregon, will flush 38 million gallons of drinking water from their open air reservoir because a teenager peed in it.
Contaminated Water Supplies, Health Concerns Accumulate With Fracking Boom in Pennsylvania
As research confirms water contamination by hydraulic fracturing, an alarming amount of hazardous chemicals - including arsenic, chloride, barium and radium - are found in Pennsylvania groundwater.
Living in Doubt: West Virginians Seek Safe Water After Elk River Chemical Spill
Months after Freedom Industries spilled 10,000 gallons of toxic 4-methylcyclohexane methanol into the Elk River in West Virginia, many residents rely on volunteer efforts for safe drinking water.
Neoliberalism, “Just Desserts” and the Post-Climate Crisis Economy
There's absolutely nothing to lose by taking the high ground.
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Dahr Jamail | New Mexico: Where Polluting Groundwater Is Legal
New Mexico's governor has given the copper industry carte blanche to pollute what is left of the state's groundwater.
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Solving California’s Water Crisis Requires a Look Beyond This Year
Reactive measures won't solve the long-term problems of this drought, which require thinking about more permanent changes in water use.
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North Carolina Coal Ash Pond Still Leaking as Feds Launch Criminal Probe
Federal authorities launched a criminal investigation following Duke Energy's massive coal ash spill and reports of ongoing leaks into North Carolina's Dan River, amid allegations the state has long …