Around the world, people are waking up to the threat of privatised water and are taking it back from the...
Who controls the water? Arizona agencies slug it out
The Hoover Dam holds back water on the Colorado River to form Lake Mead, an important supply of water to...
Effects of contaminated water
A water contaminant is a substance which is found in water that has the potential to pose a risk to...
Choosing water over gold: El Salvador bans metallic mining
Deep divisions mark El Salvador: between left and right, rich and poor, gangs and police. Yet last week, when the...
Phosphate giant Mosaic agrees to pay nearly $2 billion over mishandling of hazardous waste
Mosaic Fertilizer, the world’s largest phosphate mining company, has agreed to pay nearly $2 billion to settle a federal lawsuit...