Fresh water

Nuclear Reactor Wastewater Will End Up In Beaver Lake

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Fayetteville City Council on Wednesday approved dumping wastewater from the site of a former nuclear reactor into…

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US groundwater in peril: potable water supply less than thought

Photo: A groundwater well near Estancia, New Mexico. Credit: Debra Perrone The U.S. groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought,…

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Where’s The Fresh Water Going?

Freshwater Is Disappearing; Can Technology Save Us? Fresh water is the most important resource for human life on earth. People…

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Businesses discharging PFAS into Michigan’s waterways

Michigan businesses are discharging high levels of PFAS that move into the state's waterways on a daily basis. An MLive…

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Author Nina Munteanu’s “Water Is”

[pub. date August 11, 2018 —ed.] Ladner author Nina Munteanu will be at Stir Coffee House in Ladner Village on…

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83% decline of freshwater animals underscores need to protect, restore freshwaters

Certain groups of animals are declining at an alarming rate—and none more so than those living in freshwater. This year’s…

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Water shortages key environmental challenge of century, NASA warns

Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have warned, as new…

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Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First

A rock lake at the edge of Miami-Dade County. PHOTOGRAPHER: ANASTASIA SAMOYLOVA FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK The city has another serious…

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Plan for Colorado River draws on Blue Mesa, Flaming Gorge reservoirs

Historic proposal to create a conservation bank of water in Lake Powell fed by reservoirs in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and…

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“Wild, Wonderful” West Virginia’s Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish

Photo credit: Mandel Ngan Getty Images A scientist documents the poisoning of the state’s waters by the coal industry I…

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