Public health

Flint Water Crisis

As bad as things are in Flint, Michigan – and they are REALLY BAD – in the past couple of…

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Arizonians’ Thyroid Problems May Be Linked To Perchlorate In Drinking Water

Perchlorate contamination of drinking water may be the source of thyroid problems among Arizona residents. Arizona has more perchlorate contamination…

7 years ago

USA water is overly medicated—these scientists want to change that

Photo: The Trout Run Sewage Treatment Plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Planning Commission / Flickr Sylvia Lee, PhD,…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Florida Well Salinity Study

See link below to full original article by WWALS Watershed Coalition (Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®) See link below to full original article…

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Access to drinking water around the world – in five infographics

How many people have access to clean and safe water? Where do they get it from, and how much do…

7 years ago

America has a water crisis no one is talking about

Access to clean water is a basic human right. Yet for 14 million US households, or 12 percent of homes,…

7 years ago

Activists: Old uranium mines polluting Angostura Reservoir

Members of three activist groups say recent research shows that abandoned uranium mines are contributing to elevated uranium levels in…

7 years ago

Report finds Florida drinking water ranks 2nd worst in nation

A study just released finds Floridians were exposed to unsafe drinking water, ranking second in the nation for most violations…

7 years ago

3 ways to improve water supplies in small towns

Photo: a public faucet that serves 1,000 families in el Alto, Bolivia. Photo credit: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank Small…

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