Tag: water
‘Privatization is not the answer:’ Grave warnings as Wall Street vultures...
"It should instead focus on basic services and ensure that every Puerto Rican has access to safe public water."
Puerto Rico’s water system stutters back to normal
“Now I get desperate thinking that a hurricane will come.”
Fear and fury in Michigan town where Air Force contaminated water
"I always wanted to come back here, but it's like the town has been damaged by this."
93 percent of bottled water contains microplastics
"Please name one human being on the entire planet who wants plastic in his or her bottle."
Lead exposure linked to 412,000 premature deaths in US each year
"Lead represents a leading cause of disease and death, and it is important to continue our efforts to reduce environmental lead exposure."
New study concludes some bottled water is actual tap water
Unknowingly, American's are paying $16 billion a year to drink water from a bottle that would otherwise be free, or cost a fraction of the price.
Massive fracking on Nevada public lands sought by Trump administration, conservation...
The protest says the BLM has violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act by failing to analyze the risks of drilling for oil and fracking with dangerous chemicals on such a massive scale.
In the water-scarce Southwest, an ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture
In New Mexico and Colorado, the “acequia” is more than just democratic water distribution – it is at the center of Southwest culture.
7 reasons we face a global water crisis
Along with fresh water, political will and public pressure are critical resources in ensuring a sustainable future for all.
2017 World Water Week: ‘Water and waste: reduce and reuse’
Water is key to our future prosperity, and together, we can achieve a water wise world.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.