Pollution, poisoning and the loss of human life due to unsafe water are the accepted costs of doing business in America.
… November 2019 News Flint Indigenous People Water Contaminated Water Pollution Uranium Radioactivity Racism … Community Action Editor’s Picks flint_hair_water.jpg Pollution, poisoning and the loss of …
Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals.
… Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk … the RT/QMM ilmenite mine generates water enriched in uranium and other … releases through surface discharge and groundwater seepage. The Trust is calling for the …
California has responded to the drought by rationing water, with $500 fines for domestic 'water wasters', writes Evan Blake. But agribusiness and water-intensive industries like fracking remain untouched by the restrictions, even though they consume over 90% of the state's water.
… drought: agribusiness, fracking untouched by water rationing Evan Blake | 5th April 2015 News Water USA Corporations Farming Oil Gas … has responded to the drought by rationing water, with $500 fines for domestic 'water …
Communities lack vital information about how climate breakdown threatens essential water supply.
… Water security threats poorly understood … November 2022 | News Nature Sustainability Water Security Imperial College London … how climate breakdown threatens essential water supply. Current information on how the …
Corporations in India can explore shale gas reserves without obtaining environmental clearances.
… 2020 | News India Fracking Natural Resources WaterWater Depletion Editor’s Picks Network of … of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a water-intensive method in which the …
Water demand is a major blind spot on the road to net zero.
… Adam Wentworth | 7th December 2022 | Comment Water Management Economics Editor’s Picks 26093981360_57794be4a5_c.jpg Water demand is a major blind spot on the road … The Rhine, a vitally important economic waterway, has suffered months without …
Social inequalities are exacerbating urban water crises more than climate change or population growth.
… April 2023 | News Elites Social Inequality Water Scarcity Capitalism Economics Editor’s … Social inequalities are exacerbating urban water crises more than climate change or … growth. Rich elites are overconsuming water for their own personal leisure and …
Communities in southern Madagascar impacted by water pollution are still waiting for basic public health information from mining giant Rio Tinto.
… in southern Madagascar impacted by water pollution are still waiting for basic … buffer zone and contamination of local waterways by its subsidiary Qit Minerals … Rights to information, to safe drinking water and a healthy environment underpin Rio …
'The water is bad, the air is bad, and the ground is bad. The soil is just sitting on top of … an excess of 50 million tons of toxic waste.'
… Environmental Justice Racism Prison 'The water is bad, the air is bad, and the ground … that all people have the right to clean land, water, air, and food. It demands environmental … other prisons lack systematic monitoring of water, air, and soil quality. Such monitoring …
UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn.
… 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn. The land and water resources farmers rely on are today … degraded soil while polluting and depleting water supplies and shrinking the world’s …
Rio Tinto QMM mine failures 'root of conflict in South Madagascar.'
… of a million cubic metres of mine basin water from the Rio Tinto QMM ilmenite mine … heavy storms. The company denies its mine waters caused the fish deaths. These events … sending a public message via his Minister of Water that “QMM are responsible for all this”. …
Trump's nationalist, populist and anti-science rhetoric on fracking has shifted the debate to the right, endangering the environment and public health.
… fracking sites reported that their domestic water supply was “catching fire” in 2010. … Scientific investigations revealed that the water was contaminated with the highly … between fracking and methane contamination of water in 2016. Subsequently, a Texas-based …
The dispersant used in the Deepwater Horizon clean-up appears to be more toxic to corals than crude oil, writes Danielle M DeLeo. It also increases the concentration of oil in seawater, leading to higher, more toxic exposures of oil components when they come into contact with corals and other marine organisms.
… Dispersants sprayed after Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic than oil … The dispersant used in the Deepwater Horizon clean-up appears to be more … also increases the concentration of oil in seawater, leading to higher, more toxic exposures …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… hazard (with negative impacts on the soil, water supply and wildlife), and when it comes … groves with few or no agrochemicals, less water and less machinery. Olives are picked … run-off of soils and agrochemicals into water bodies.’ ‘Anywhere in the main …
The fracking boom has caused massive vegetation loss over North America's rangelands, writes Tim Radford, as 3 million hectares have been occupied by oil and gas infrastructure and 34 billion cubic metres of water have been pumped from semi-arid ecosystems.
… Fracking ravages Great Plains land and water Tim Radford | 4th May 2015 News Fossil Fuels Fracking Oil USA Water Ecology bakken-oil-cut.jpg The fracking … infrastructure and 34 billion cubic metres of water have been pumped from semi-arid …
A deal to give up 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah to the tar sands industry in return for 1.5 million acres of industry is a sacrifice too far, writes Alexander Reid Ross, as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already seriously stressed by drought.
… as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already … the region. The region is located at the headwaters of the Colorado River. Lying 8,000 feet …
Shrimpers explain the impact of large-scale farming on their lives, the environment and ecology.
… to political battles with the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, a spill that sent 4.9 … dead zone — a large, oxygen-deprived swath of water tha is a result of nitrogen and … Mountains, it directs 41 percent of America’s water, along with its contaminant loadtoward …
Conservationists search for Rufous-necked Hornbills in West Bengal, through rich forests threatened by unrest and development.
… starts out along the pipeline that carries water to Kalimpong before heading down the … These trails, as obvious as the channels that water makes, rise and fall with the rhythms of … I can tank up and then don’t need food or water all day. “How can you explore the …
Auctioning-off rivers for private gain has severe social and environmental impacts. But there is a better way.
… Hydro Power Environmental Rights Rights Chile Water International Editor’s Picks … off rivers is legally supported by the 1981 water code. By conceiving of water as an economic asset, this code has made …
A month-long blockade of the Rio Tigre deep in the Peruvian Amazon has secured promises of compensation and cleanup for Peru's Kichwa communities who have suffered 40 years of contaminated waters from oil drilling operations in their remote Amazon region. But until the funds materialize, they are holding firm in their resolve.
… who have suffered 40 years of contaminated waters from oil drilling operations in their … in the river Tigre basin in late 2013. Water samples from the Tigre and its … and aluminium - leaving local communities no water fit for human consumption. The Kichwas …
International corporations are decimating nature, destroying lives and manipulating opinion. Here's how to stop them..
… Peru Latin America Corporations Mining Water ENEL Glencore Editor’s Picks … an assumed name and takes over its public water system. A Canadian mining company seeks … even at the cost of poisoning its drinking water. An Italian energy conglomerate floods …
A unique and pristine coral reef in the mouth of the Amazon is threatened by oil drilling planned by oil giants Total and BP, say the scientists who recently explored it. But the oil companies are determined to press ahead despite the risks, writes Lawrence Carter, and Brazil's environment ministry is set to give its approval.
… year. Together the oil majors own five deepwater exploration licences in the Foz do … State - lies beneath the thick plume of muddy water where the Amazon pours into the Atlantic … discovery amazed scientists because the murky waters shield the ocean floor from sunlight …
Pollution, potting and community action at Lyme Bay all demonstrate that we need to think synoptically about living systems.
… Life MPA Marine Protected Areas South West Water Pollution Potting Fishing Editor’s Picks … part of the filtration process in some waste-water treatment plants. The local water company, South West Water (SWW), …