Factory Farms and Superstorms Don’t Mix

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Hurricane impacts in coastal areas are generally from high winds and dangerous storm surge. In inland areas, flooding from heavy…

U.S. and Mexico set to sign landmark Colorado River water-sharing deal

7 years ago

The Colorado River provides water for seven western states and Mexico. Heavily overallocated and ravaged by years of drought, the…

How is tap water treated? What causes a boil-water advisory?

7 years ago

We take our tap water for granted until we're told we can't drink it. (Photo: Latte Art/Shutterstock) In the wake…

Escaping one of the nation’s worst environmental disaster zones

7 years ago

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — In May, Demetra Turner holds a letter telling her to vacate her home in the West…

Federal study says humans harmed by dispersant used during Deepwater Horizon

7 years ago

A first-of-its-kind scientific study has determined that the dispersant BP sprayed at the oil gushing from the Deepwater Horizon rig…

Coca-Cola Sucks Wells Dry in Chiapas, Forcing Residents to Buy Water

7 years ago

Photo Credit: Art Konovalov / Shutterstock.com The water is disappearing in San Felipe Ecatepec, an Indigenous town three miles outside…

Study: Fewer pregnancies, more fetal deaths in Flint after lead levels rose in water

7 years ago

Kansas University assistant professor of economics David Slusky explains his study of the Flint water crisis’ impact on fertility rates…

How to Become a Waterkeeper

7 years ago

Waterkeepers and Waterkeeper Affiliates are ordinary citizens from all walks of life, united in their belief that healthy environments and…

Don’t Rebuild The Florida Keys

7 years ago

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Hurricane Irma devastated large portions of the Florida Keys—the 100-mile ribbon of low lying narrow…

DNR scoring system fails to protect Iowa water, air, health

7 years ago

Dickinson County leaders are asking for a temporary moratorium on new animal-confinement operations. The “Master Matrix” is the Iowa Department…