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As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water
In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...
In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight
Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, ...
What happens if Istanbul's water supplies run dry?
Istanbul is one of the world's biggest cities, growing larger still every year. Its rapid expansion is putting enormous ...
Kashmir’s snowless winter sparks an unprecedented water crisis in the Valley
Kashmir is grappling with a severe water shortage due to an unprecedented snowless winter, impacting not only daily life but ...
California Congressman taking steps to prevent Delta Conveyance Project
Rep. Josh Harder is working to prevent the completion of the Delta Conveyance project. Harder introduced a bill Tuesday in an ...
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How to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water—and Keep It Out
Plus, just last month, a major new research paper described how people living in parts of the US with high levels of PFAS in the drinking water were ... wind blows and the rain falls, there ...
Famed for Himalayan peaks and pristine lakes, Kashmir faces a water crisis amid dry weather
For days, people in the Himalayan region of Kashmir watched in agony as a famed ancient spring ran dry amid extreme dry ...
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Why is water different colors in different places?
I think about how I can use the color of water to help people understand how polluted lakes and beaches are, and whether they are safe for swimming and fishing. Drinking water normally looks clear ...
Canterbury residents take water battle to council, claim sewage is seeping into their wells
Concerned Selwyn residents say nitrate levels in their drinking water are being pushed up by human effluent spread on fields ...
Even In Wet Years, Wells Are Still Dry. Why Replenishing California’S Groundwater Is Painfully Slow
Even after multiple wet winters, and despite a state law that's supposed to protect and restore the state's precious groundwater, thousands of wells -- mostly in rural, low-income communities in the ...
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Sewer overflow in Balch Springs sends 100,000 gallons into Hickory Creek, city says
For precautionary reasons, the city suggests that people using a private drinking water supply within a half-mile of the spill site should boil their water for at least one minute before personal ...
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California Congressman taking steps to prevent Delta Conveyance Project
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT WILL GIVE LESS WATER TO PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY BY ... ALL OF THOSE DAIRY COWS DRINK THIS WATER EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND NONE OF THAT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME.