Tag: water
EPA warns of Mountain Valley Pipeline impact on streams, says project...
The natural gas pipeline already has hundreds of water quality violations. Opponents are hopeful the EPA’s warning brings the project’s cancelation closer.
Biden has a chance to oversee biggest river restoration project in...
Removing four dams would promote salmon recovery, clean energy, agriculture and Indigenous rights.
Israel’s assault on Gaza left 400,000 without regular access to clean...
"Attacks on water and sanitation infrastructure are attacks on children."
Rivers are key to restoring the world’s biodiversity
Biodiversity is plummeting, but restoring rivers could quickly reverse this disastrous trend.
What to do about the water
You don’t have to be a person in poverty to see water as a real problem.
Public health crisis looms as California identifies 600 communities at risk...
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
California officials shed light on Nestlé taking millions of gallons of...
“These are people who just want to make money, but they've already dried up the upper Strawberry Creek and they've done a lot of damage.”
Nearly 60 million Americans don’t drink their tap water, research suggests—here’s...
Fixing water lines is important, but so is giving people confidence to turn on the tap.
‘Historic and hopeful moment’: Senate confirms Haaland as interior secretary
One campaigner called her confirmation “a tremendous win for Indigenous communities, the waters, parks, and lands across our country, and the climate.”
CDC study reveals increase of biofilm in US water systems
Due to the country’s aging infrastructure, the CDC expects a further increase to the transmission of diseases through biofilms and water systems.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).