Fisheries biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission continue to document widespread fish kills in eastern North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The fish kills are the result of significant declines in […]
Lawsuit Aims to Ensure Clean Water Act Protections for Regionally and Nationally Important Waters On November 6, 2017, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (“Tribe”), represented by Earthjustice, gave legal notice of intent to pursue […]
Sixteen water protector groups along with local residents, Indigenous representatives and activists attended the Water Is Life: Strengthening the Great Lakes Commons in Flint this past weekend, September 29-30, 2017. Attendees pledged to challenge Nestlé’s […]
Adopting No-Till Farming, Cover Crops and Perennials Among Other Practices Could Increase Soil’s Ability to Retain Water, Cut Storm Runoff by 15% By Elliott Negin, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Farming practices that keep soil covered […]
By Elizabeth Landau (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Ray Villard (Space Telescope Science Institute) Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system, or exoplanet. A stratosphere is […]
State Has Stopped Chemours’ GenX Discharge for Now, But Federal Action Needed for Permanent Solution Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge […]
Based on recent events involving the water supply in Airway Heights in Spokane County, Washington, and out of an abundance of caution, the Washington Department of Corrections has issued a voluntary recall of the food […]
By Lauren Lipuma (American Geophysical Union) and Matt Shipman (NC State University) A nationwide analysis of water use over the past 30 years finds that there is a disconnect between rural and urban areas, with […]
Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Via Kate Fried, fwwatch.org “Nearly three years after it started an aggressive plan to shut off water service to households that are delinquent on their water bills, […]
By Ken Raber, Envirolink Six North Carolina towns have collectively recently received over $6 million in water and sewer grants from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure Authority. According to Envirolink, a leading utility […]
By Cassady Craighill, Greenpeace In solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock who are scheduled to be forcibly removed by the Trump administration at 2pm local time on February 22, 2017, Greenpeace USA Climate […]
The Decision Puts Water for 17 Million People at Risk By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Communications The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said today that President Donald Trump’s executive action towards an approval of an […]
By Elizabeth Ouzts and Rachel Richardson, Environment America In a final report issued today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that fracking operations can impact drinking water “at each stage in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle”. The report walks […]
By Tameka Kenan-Norman, City of Rocky Mount NC The north bascule gate at the Tar River Water Supply Reservoir has been temporarily lowered for routine maintenance and repairs to the hydraulic controls associated with the […]
Released by Monica Amarelo, Environmental Working Group The notorious “Erin Brockovich” carcinogen contaminates the tap water of two-thirds of Americans at levels above what scientists say is safe, according to a new Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis […]
Guidances Released on Monitoring Water Supplies Released by Rick Webb, Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) has released a report for landowners and water providers concerned about the potential impacts of pipeline […]
FORT YATES, North Dakota – The following is a statement from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman, Dave Archambault II on the Tribe’s opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline proposed project. Statement from Standing Rock Sioux Tribal […]
Released by Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper There will be hundreds of people kayaking and canoeing down the Neuse River this Saturday to rid the waterway of trash, according to clean water advocates. “Loose on the Neusse is […]
Stark Reminder of Dangers of Lead Exposure for Young Children Released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Atlanta, Georgia-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 24, 2016, released the results of its investigation […]
Funds For Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Drought Response & Agriculture Operations Across the West Reclamation Commissioner López, USDA Secretary Vilsack Announce Strengthened Collaboration to Address Water Supply-and-Demand Imbalances Released by Peter Soeth, usbr.gov The US Departments […]
Interior Department Releases Report Underscoring Impacts of Climate Change on Western Water Resources New, interactive basin-by-basin visualization tool also released following World Water Day White House Summit Released by Jessica Kershaw, US DOI Putting the national spotlight […]
Department Also to Serve as Permanent Co-Chair of the National Grought Resilience Partnership Released by Amanda Hils, nifa.usda.gov In celebration of World Water Day, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 22, 2016, awarded more […]
AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Deploy Released by Samantha Jo Warfield, CNCS, cns.gov Adding to federal response efforts, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, dispatched dozens of additional […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor In a recent interview by Stephen Colbert, Erin Brockovich’s brought to light that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is “just the tip of the iceberg” and a “national crisis.” During the […]
Released by Samantha Jo Warfield, CNS.gov The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced today it is deploying an AmeriCorps team to Flint, Michigan, to support state and local efforts to protect the public health […]
Masaru Emoto is a Japanese author who claims to have proven that human consciousness may change the structure of water at the molecular level. In his research, which is controversial, Emoto has used water from a variety of water sources, exposed […]
Three monks decided to practice meditation together. They sat by the side of a shimmering lake and closed their eyes in concentration. Suddenly, the first monk stood up and said, “I forgot my mat.” He steeped miraculously onto […]
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