Millions without water as Venezuela crisis deepens
Millions of Venezuelans were left without running water Monday amid a series of massive blackouts, forcing President Nicolas Maduro to announce electricity rationing and school...
Posts Tagged: "Water"
Chemicals Are Forever: Water Contamination from PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS
Mounting evidence shows that the emergence of seemingly safer and less persistent “alternatives” to legacy PFASs may pose...
The Theory of the ‘Smiley Face Killers’
Are young men around the country being targeted by a ring of serial killers? A trio of retired detectives,...
Dam breaks in southeast Brazil, causing an unknown number of casualties
A dam has failed at an iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil, unleashing a massive mudflow that buried the mining site and reached a nearby...
Arctic cotton candy-colored snow may be a warning sign
To some, pink snow sounds like a child’s fantasy come true. To others, it sounds like a dangerous...
California town conserves too much water, dumps 500k gallons amid drought
The mayor of Poway, California has admitted that 500,000 gallons of water were wasted based on an unsafe...
Californians opting for ‘gray water’ recycling amid drought
As California's four-year drought persists, residents are increasingly turning to water recycling systems that allow for reuse of so-called "gray water" from bathroom sinks, bathtubs,...
50 million gallons of water lost after California dam vandalized
Some 50 million gallons of water were lost after an act of vandalism damaged an inflatable dam near...
Massive marijuana cultivation has ‘lethal’ impact on California water supply – study
California's current drought has been caused by the demand for water needed to cultivate cannabis, which, under state...
California staves off water crisis with $1bn emergency drought relief
The Golden State will get a $1 billion package to provide immediate relief to try and stem future...
US southwest set for worst water shortage in 1,000 years
Southwestern USA could be set for its worst drought in 1,000 years because of climate change. Numerous states have experienced severe water shortages, with 64...
Drug-resistant ‘superbug’ found in Rio de Janeiro Olympic waters
“Super bacteria” resistant to drugs have been found in the waters where the sailing events of the upcoming...
Town Mysteriously Missing 24 Percent of Its Water
A Massachusetts town has been scratching its head as to where up to 24 percent of its water...
60 million gallons of water unaccounted for in Gaines
For the second time in less than a year, the Town of Gaines underwent an unflattering audit. The previous forensic audit found the books off...
Woman calls Nestle to inquire about fluoride, recieves death threats
A woman who bought a bottle of Nestle’s Pure Life Water says she was threatened repeatedly by a...
Feds ban legal marijuana growers from using government water supply
The United States Bureau of Reclamation delivers water to around 1.2 million acres of irrigated land west of...
Radiation level in tuna off Oregon coast tripled after Fukushima disaster
While the state of Oregon gears up to test its shores for radioactive contamination from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, university scientists have found that radiation...
851 Million Gallons of Water Missing in Iowa: ‘We Just Don’t Know Where It Went’
Hundreds of millions of gallons of treated water are unaccounted for in Waterloo, Iowa — an ironic name...
60% of China underground water polluted
Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state...
Cancer-inducing benzene traced in China water supply
Residents of Lanzhou, northwest China, have started panic-buying bottled water after city authorities confirmed the lethal chemical compound...
Harvard Says Fluoridated Water is Causing Cognitive Disorders
A newly published study in Harvard’s The Lancet weighs in on the toxins causing autism and ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and...
Fukushima FAQ: 5 things you should know about water from the disaster
It's been three years since an earthquake and resulting tsunami caused a partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi...
Chemicals again spill into W. Virginia water!
A coal preparation facility breached Tuesday, sending over 100,000 gallons of coal liquid waste leaked from a West...
Is water flowing on Mars? NASA presents new evidence
Researchers have unveiled new evidence which they say proves water could be flowing on Mars right now – a claim that could debunk the long-held...