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Michigan Water Affordability Package
Some Michigan lawmakers are trying to get a bill package aimed at water affordability passed before the end of the year. The legislation would create a new fund to help low-income residents avoid wate...
Colorado River: Family Reunion
It’s the holiday season, and for some of us, that can mean uncomfortable reunions and disagreements with family members. This week, there’s a family reunion of sorts in Las Vegas as the states that us...
Recycled Oilfield Water for West Texas?
Oilfield wastewater injected underground is causing earthquakes and blowouts. Now, pilot projects are exploring whether this water could be treated and used to grow crops, Inside Climate News writes. ...
US: Nuclear Boom Threatens Water
“Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance in Texas and Beyond”, the platform Inside Climate News writes. And continues: “State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide con...
Communities of Color in Flood Management
It is not breaking news that communities of color (regardless of wealth) are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and specifically more vulnerable to flooding (Natural Hazards Center, 202...
US: Water Warning for Millions
Philadelphia and New York City could face significant challenges to their water supplies as drought conditions and rising sea levels push salty ocean water further up the Delaware River. This critical...
Los Angeles: Waste Water To Drink
The Blue Community / Blue City of Los Angeles announces a $740 million project to make waste water safe to drink, the magazine Newsweek reports. The city has been recycling wastewater for outdoor irri...
Drowned Land: Women protect Water
A new documentary, “Drowned Land,” explores the Choctaw-led effort to put tribal heritage above profit. Women Are Leading the Effort to Protect Sacred Water: The kwek, the women of my trib...
US: SpaceX’ water abuse
SpaceX consumes millions of gallons of Brownsville water amid scarcity. As municipalities throughout the Rio Grande Valley contend with the reality that water scarcity is a long-term issue with no eas...
