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IN FLINT, MICH., THERE'S SO MUCH LEAD IN CHILDREN'S BLOOD THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED
The use of the Flint River was supposed to be temporary, set to end in 2016 after a pipeline to Lake Huron's Karegnondi Water Authority is finished... READ MORE›
GIRL 3 BRAIN DAMAGED AT BIRTH RECEIVES HSE APOLOGY... COURTS
Deforestation in the Amazon River basin, hundreds of miles away, may also be adding to Sao Paulo's water crisis... READ MORE›
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, RESIDENTS WARNED TO AVOID TAP WATER
On Wednesday night long queues formed at grocery stores of shoppers stocking up on bottled water... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 33 US CITIES USED WATER TESTING 'CHEATS' OVER LEAD CONCERNS
Forty-three cities provided information, and 33 of these used distortions in their water testing in the past decade... READ MORE›
WATER RELIEF FOR 8,000 THIRSTY ELEPHANTS NEGLECTED BY ZIMBABWE
As a drought-inducing El Nino settled over southern Africa in 2016, the animals of Hwange national park in Zimbabwe faced desperate water shortages... READ MORE›
FLINT RESIDENTS WERE POISONED. NOW, THEY'RE BEING BILLED FOR IT
The people in Flint should not have to pay for water for at least a decade, Hanna-Attisha said... READ MORE›
OBAMA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FLINT WATER CRISIS
-- President Obama on Saturday declared a federal emergency in Flint, meaning federal financial aid will be available to assist with the drinking water crisis... READ MORE›
BEYOND FLINT: EXCESSIVE LEAD LEVELS FOUND IN ALMOST 2,000 WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES
Most Americans get their drinking water from a fragmented network of about 155,000 different water systems serving everything from big cities to individual businesses and school buildings... READ MORE›
'WE WOKE UP IN A DESERT' THE WATER CRISIS TAKING HOLD ACROSS EGYPT
Egypt, once celebrated as the gift of the Nile, is in the grips of a serious water crisis... READ MORE›
TRILOBITES TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD FACES SEVERE WATER SHORTAGES
Severe water scarcity can lead to crop failure and low crop yields, which could cause food price increases as well as famine and widespread starvation... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA ORDERS STATE'S LARGEST EVER WATER CUTS AS CRIPPLING DROUGHT CONTINUES
California state regulators have ordered farmers and others to reduce their water consumption, with the largest cuts in the states history... READ MORE›
FLINT'S WATER CRISIS REVEALS GOVERNMENT FAILURES AT EVERY LEVEL
The state, however, did not ensure that corrosion-control additives were part of the new water supply... READ MORE›
FLINT WATER CRISIS: FIVE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission issued a report in February blaming systemic racism going back decades for the problems that caused the water crisis in Flint... READ MORE›
AMERICANS' TASTE FOR MEXICAN BEER SUCKING UP WATER SUPPLY, MAYOR SAYS
Constellation Brands said in 2014 that the Nava brewery would implement water-conservation practices and recycle 30 percent of the water it uses... READ MORE›
IS THE WORLD RUNNING OUT OF FRESH WATER?
Over half of Israel's drinking water now comes from desalination... READ MORE›
FLINT, MICHIGAN WATER CONTAMINATION: OBAMA DECLARES EMERGENCY
US President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead... READ MORE›
EPA OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER FLINT WATER CRISIS
He asked the Michigan state legislature this week to approve 28 million to assist Flint and said there would be additional funding requests... READ MORE›
NEW YORK VILLAGE'S TRAIL OF CANCER LEADS TO TAP-WATER PROBE
When the two men suggested testing the village water supply, part-time Mayor David Borge at first refused, citing state guidelines... READ MORE›
AFTER TAINTED-WATER CRISIS, RESIDENTS HIT WITH RISING WATER BILLS
State of mistrust Flint switched its water supply back to the Detroit system in October 2015... READ MORE›
A PARCHED WORLD A DRYER HOSE AND AN OAKVILLE TEEN WITH A VISION
Calvin Rieder, 19, has been trying to solve the world's water problems since Grade 7. Lost cause? Far from it... READ MORE›
IT'S NOT JUST WATER THAT'S POISONING OUR KIDS; IT'S ALSO OUR COLLAPSING DEMOCRACY
A water scandal at Shawnigan Lake can be a litmus test for BC voters... READ MORE›
'I WOULD BE BESIDE MYSELF' IF MY KIDS LIVED IN FLINT
Speaking in Detroit, President Obama pledged Wednesday to cover all of the people of Flint's backs as the Michigan city deals with a water crisis... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM HARMS AMERICANS IN FLINT - AND BEYOND
Flint, Michigan is experiencing a well-documented crisis as a result of a contaminated water supply... READ MORE›
MEXICO CITY IS A PARCHED AND SINKING CAPITAL
Overseeing the city's water supply is Ramon Aguirre Diaz, director of the Water System of Mexico City, who is frank about the perils ahead... READ MORE›
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT FACES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER WATER TESTING
Perhaps the most pervasive effect of recent criticism of the Philadelphia water department has been an erosion of trust in government... READ MORE›
WALMART, OTHERS PROMISE FLINT UP TO 6.5M WATER BOTTLES
Walmart has already donated 14 trucks of water, or 504,000 bottles, and 1,792 water filters to the Flint community since July 2015... READ MORE›
PHILADELPHIA'S WATER-TESTING PROCEDURES ARE 'WORSE THAN FLINT' - EXPERT
They leave that up to the department of environmental protection, which gets its numbers from the Philadelphia water department... READ MORE›
EPA OFFICIAL RESIGNS AMID FLINT WATER CRISIS
States use the funds to make low-cost loans to eligible entities, including municipalities, for water infrastructure, meaning Flint could be a prime candidate... READ MORE›
MICHIGAN STATE SUED OVER FLINT'S TOXIC WATER DISASTER
The plaintiffs, including residents who have suffered severe illnesses from consuming the toxic water, are also suing Flint's administration as well as other local officials... READ MORE›
LAWSUIT ACCUSES FLINT MAYOR OF TRYING TO REDIRECT WATER CRISIS DONORS TO CAMPAIGN FUND
Neither the Flint City Council nor the charity approved a redirection of donors, the lawsuit said... READ MORE›