How Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak Led to Water Access Reform
The virus exposed the dire state of Liberia's water system, and forced the country to revamp the way it provides clean water access to its citizens.
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Inside Baltimore’s Fight Over Water Privatization
This November, voters in Baltimore will decide on a charter amendment that would ban water system privatization preemptively.
The Scope of America’s Failing Water Systems
A new study looks at how often American community water systems violate health standards.
UN: Forget Foreign Aid, Nepal Needs a Good Plumber
Handwashing stand, Nepal image: endtheneglect.org Via IRIN: The United Nations reports that hundred of millions of dollars invested…
Gaza’s Other War
Israel and Gaza have been torn apart by missile strikes this week, but Gaza's rapidly depleting aquifer is about to make things even more precarious.
Two Border Collies Conduct an EPA Cleanup
Good boy Via Science Now, the EPA has found that letting two dogs run around a beach improved the quality…
California Farms Get Testy Over Water Quality
Update: California Central Coast row-crop farmers are now required to test their private wells for nitrate, a widespread groundwater contaminant linked to over-fertilization.
The World Water Crisis: High Cost, Low Priority
Clean and steady water that circumstance denies to up to two-thirds of the world's population remains a low priority even as trillions are spent on carbon and stimulus initiatives, a new United Nations report states.