Tag: water
Baltimore joins global movement, becoming the first major US city to...
The global movement to stop privatization deals and expand public ownership just scored a huge victory in Baltimore, as residents voted overwhelmingly to ban putting their water in private hands.
Flint water crisis ongoing: ‘We are still suffering’
"Four years later, my son, for example, we still can't safely use our water, he can't take a bath without telling me it burns."
Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year –...
According to recent estimates, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year.
News study warns fracking is destroying US water supply
"The water footprint from fracking is only set to go up, the study informed, which raises "concerns about its sustainability, particularly in arid or semi-arid regions in western states, or other areas where groundwater supplies are stressed.”
Baltimore set to become first major American city to ban water...
"Access to clean and affordable water should be looked at as a basic human right."
How Coca-Cola and climate change created a public health crisis in...
"Coca-Cola kills us."
‘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."
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A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.