Water

After thousands have had their water shut off in Detroit, people plan to protest the human rights violation and privatization that has ensued since the Wall Street-engineered financial crisis.

Court rejects coal industry's challenge to Obama Administration's effort to rein in mountaintop removal mining.

Russell Mokhiber and Angie Rosser discuss the effects of the West Virginia chemical spill on industry regulation and citizen organizing.

The Global Ocean Commission gives world leaders a five-year window for intervention before overfishing and climate change negatively impact the world's food supply, clean air and climate stability.

Very powerful people in boardrooms and government offices made decisions that devastated Detroit and now sneer at pleas for mercy.

A severe water crisis in financially bankrupt Detroit has prompted several NGOs to appeal for UN intervention.

Activists in Detroit have appealed to the United Nations over the cityu2019s move to shut off the water of thousands of residents.

Behind closed doors, the June 10 OIRA meeting makes clear that public relations pitch goes by the wayside in favor of hard-nosed lobbying muscle to avoid accountability.

The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 has become law, despite containing highly controversial provisions, in particular, water privatization.

Filters that contain fungi with powerful antibiotic properties can help remove harmful bacteria from water.