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Study confirms nitrate can release uranium into groundwater

New research finds that nitrate ... can help transport uranium to groundwater — when the nitrate levels exceed the regulatory…

2 years ago

Water services in small towns: at the tail end of development

Mireia Tutusaus and Klaas Schwartz edited a special issue on “Water Services in small towns in developing countries” in the…

6 years ago

Why a tax on drinking water is wrong

A statewide tax on drinking water is being considered. (Getty Images) The vast majority of Californians are fortunate enough to…

7 years ago

Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water

WASHINGTON — To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been…

7 years ago

Water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains running dry as farmers irrigate “great American desert”

WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead…

7 years ago