pollution

Researcher crusades for policies to protect water: Dr. Deborah SwackhamerResearcher crusades for policies to protect water: Dr. Deborah Swackhamer

Researcher crusades for policies to protect water: Dr. Deborah Swackhamer

An Agate Original (link below) | Dr. Deborah Swackhamer It’s March, and Deb Swackhamer recently returned to Minnesota from the…

8 years ago
Lawsuits allege pollution from landfill, drinking water led to colon cancerLawsuits allege pollution from landfill, drinking water led to colon cancer

Lawsuits allege pollution from landfill, drinking water led to colon cancer

Scenes from Tuskegee, Ala. where some residents believe their drinking water is making them sick. (File, Kelly Kazek/kkazek@al.com) Three Alabama…

8 years ago
Blue Water Bridge a potential crossing for U.S.-bound liquid nuclear wasteBlue Water Bridge a potential crossing for U.S.-bound liquid nuclear waste

Blue Water Bridge a potential crossing for U.S.-bound liquid nuclear waste

Blue Water Bridge, Point Edward. (Observer file photo) Opposition groups are sounding the alarm as truckloads of liquid nuclear waste…

8 years ago
Kansas Researchers Say Climate Change Will Deteriorate Midwest Water QualityKansas Researchers Say Climate Change Will Deteriorate Midwest Water Quality

Kansas Researchers Say Climate Change Will Deteriorate Midwest Water Quality

Following periods of drought, heavy rains and flooding can flush nitrate out of dry soil and into drinking water. In…

8 years ago
New MIT water purification method eliminates even trace chemical waste and pesticidesNew MIT water purification method eliminates even trace chemical waste and pesticides

New MIT water purification method eliminates even trace chemical waste and pesticides

Ridding water of tiny concentrations of pollutants isn’t easy. Typically, a lot of energy or chemicals are required to remove…

8 years ago