Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Tag: water

Thousands of communities have lead levels worse than Flint

Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.

Drinking water in Indian Country: More violations, less EPA

Analysis shows more health violations but much less federal enforcement at tribal water treatment plants, suggesting “regulatory neglect.”

High Levels of Lead in Chicago Drinking Fountains

Of the 1,891 outdoor fountains in city parks, 445 exceeded the EPA's action level for lead.

This Wind-Powered Device Pulls 11 Gallons of Drinkable Water From the...

This low-cost, low-tech water condenser could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world that lack regular access to clean, drinkable water.

Nestlé to Continue to Pipe Water Out of California Despite Drought...

Nestlé has been using a pipeline to take public water, in drought-stricken California, and use it for selling purposes on an expired permit from 1988.

U.S. Town Unites to Successfully Stop Nestle From Drilling On Their...

This town’s residents just showed Nestle they’re not backing down against corporate greed.

Nestlé Gains Control Over Town’s Water for 45 Years

Nestlé subsidiary, Poland Spring, now has control over a small town's groundwater for the next several decades.

The Shocking Consequences of the World’s Meat Addiction

Animal agriculture is killing billions of animals annually and harming our environment.

Political Poison

The Flint lead disaster exposed the callousness of people like Michigan’s governor, who blame the poor for all of their misfortune.

Huge Hydropower Plant to Harness Seawater and Solar Power in South...

A 300-megawatt solar and hydropower plant, found in the Atacama Desert in Chile, will use solar power to move seawater up a tunnel to the top of a mountain for water storage and will release the water back down to generate power.

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Scholars say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Scholars’ group cites mass civilian killings, starvation, and official incitement as evidence, while Israel and the United States reject the genocide label.

US bans import of seafood from countries in violation of marine mammal bycatch prevention

Countries facing the embargo include Mexico, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey.

Meet the Canadian aiding Trump’s ‘insane’ war on climate science

Ross McKitrick claims his views have long been ‘overlooked.’ Now his work is helping guide the MAGA assault on climate regulations.

In defense of 20th C+ liberalism, historic domestic advances, truth, justice and the American way 

The big picture contrasts America of 1895 with how far we’ve come: despite setbacks and injustices, a century plus of domestic advances in freedom and justice match other enlightened nations.

The role of information in building a new world

Research as a key to fighting militarism and repression.