Public health

Did a huge Gillette water project frack-up rural wells?

Michael Cranston’s family has ranched in Carlile since 1904. The rolling pine- and spruce-dotted Black Hills make Carlile — a…

7 years ago

EBMUD joins new round of water testing for lead at Oakland schools

Officials with the East Bay Municipal Utility District on Thursday [Nov. 9, 2017 —ed.] will start testing the water at…

7 years ago

Nitrates stored in rocks ‘nail in coffin’ for artificial fertilizers

The Manawatu gorge. Photo: 123rf A new report showing nitrates can accumulate in rocks then leach into waterways — leading…

7 years ago

PFAS<sup>1</sup> found in drinking water wells in unexpected places

Image: A PFAS water well result for a home in Courtland Township tested [by] Pace Analytical and sampled by Gordon…

7 years ago

Making Us All Sicker: Detroit Water Shut-Offs May Well Have Caused Irreparable Damage

This story we've been telling this season, in this comics journalism series exclusive to Truthout, started for folks like Nicole…

7 years ago

How a purple school bus brings clean drinking water to Navajo Nation

Photo: Mark Henle/azcentral.com Video (see link below): Mark Sorensen, Star School co-founder, talks about an old school bus that was…

7 years ago

After years, Wisconsin industrial barrel plant addresses mercury in water

Photo: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Mercury has been detected in wastewater coming from an industrial barrel refurbishing plant in St.…

7 years ago

Danger zone: Indiana produces 6th most toxic chemicals in USA

Photo: Indiana residents care more about the environment than you might think, a new poll suggests. Top among their concerns…

7 years ago

Potential Health Effects of Municipal Water Reuse in Kansas

In 2013, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback called on the Kansas Water Office and the Kansas Department of Agriculture to develop…

7 years ago

Research will probe dangerous water quality in First Nations communities

Dawn Martin-Hill A team of McMaster University researchers is partnering with members of two First Nations communities, including the nearby…

7 years ago