Two-thirds of Chicago’s young children are exposed to dangerous levels of lead in water, study finds
by More than two-thirds of children under the age of six in Chicago may be exposed to lead-contaminated water, a new study finds. The study published …
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India’s Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer is still unfolding
BENGALURU, India (AP) – Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have about five 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets of water a week for cooking, cleaning …
Arctic rivers are facing major changes with a warming climate, melting permafrost and an accelerating water cycle – the effects will have global consequences
As the Arctic warms, its major rivers are changing in ways that could have huge consequences – not just for the Arctic region but for …
21 million residents in Mexico City are facing an acute water shortage
MEXICO CITY – North America’s most populous city is in the grip of a water crisis, with persistent drought and years of low rainfall straining …
The Atlantic Ocean is approaching a tipping point – once glaciers stop melting the Gulf Stream, extreme climate change could be seen within decades, study shows
Massive storms, sudden climate changes and New York City frozen in ice. That’s how the popular Hollywood movie “The Day After Tomorrow” showed the sudden …
Villages in north-east Spain struggle to keep drinking water flowing amid drought emergency
GUALBA, Spain (AP) – Plastic hooks in hand, Joan Torrent goes into the woods in search of drinking water. He fills them at a natural …
The EPA’s latest assessment shows no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain heavily polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and create a massive dead zone for …
The EPA’s latest assessment shows no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain heavily polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and create a massive dead zone for …
NASA wants to go back to the moon, but is it worth it?
What is happening In the four-year period between 1969 and 1972, 12 American astronauts walked on the moon. No one, from any nation, repeated that …
Bottled water industry pushing back on new study warning of nanoplastics
The bottled water industry has pushed back against recent findings from Columbia University that their product contains hundreds of thousands of potentially dangerous “nanoplastics” – …