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Water Cut-Off in Detroit Violates Human Rights, Say Activists
A severe water crisis in financially bankrupt Detroit has prompted several NGOs to appeal for UN intervention.
Water Is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek UN Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands
Activists in Detroit have appealed to the United Nations over the cityu2019s move to shut off the water of thousands of residents.
White House Meeting Logs: Big Rail Lobbying Against “Bomb Train” Regulations It Publicly Touts
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.
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.