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Making Forever Chemicals Go Away: Manmade Compounds Pose Lasting Threat to Our Health

Oct 31, 2022 09:30AM ● By Sheryl DeVore

Although some man-made per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals, are being phased out, there’s still much to worry about.

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Decontaminating Water with Plant Waste Protein

Sep 30, 2022 09:30AM

Scientists have created a membrane using sunflower and peanut oilseed meal that shows potential as a cheap, sustainable and scalable method to decontaminate heavy metals from water.

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California Canals Gain Solar Panels

May 31, 2022 09:30AM

To both conserve water and generate clean energy, solar arrays are being installed over canals in the Turlock Irrigation District to evaluate their impact on water quality and evaporation.

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Environment Damaged by Winter Road Salt

Feb 28, 2022 09:30AM

The salt used on roads to combat snow and ice in the winter is wreaking havoc on the environment and our drinking water.

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Drink More Water to Help Prevent Heart Disease

Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM

Researchers report that people that drink sufficient water every day have a reduced risk of the thickening of the heart’s left ventricle.

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Native Americans Win Historic Water Battle

Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM

The Indigenous Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have reached a historic $1.9 billion water rights settlement, resolving thousands of tribal claims to waterways in Montana.

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Aerial shot of Lake Urmia
Water Shortage in the Middle East

Oct 29, 2021 09:30AM

The water table in the Middle East is becoming depleted due to persistent drought, high temperatures, poor water management and overuse, and climate change.

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Water Scarcity Woes: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse

Sep 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Jeremiah Castelo

Water scarcity is a legitimate concern. Here are 10 of the most alarming water scarcity facts that the world is currently facing.

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Water Scarcity Solutions

Sep 30, 2021 09:30AM

Nine practical solutions for combatting water scarcity.

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Las Vegas Seeks to Ban Nonfunctional Grass

Jun 30, 2021 09:30AM

Las Vegas-area water officials hope to impose a policy banning grass on “nonfunctional turf” that no one walks on in such places as highway medians, housing developments and office parks.

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Mount Everest
Hazardous Pollutants Found in Mount Everest Snow

Feb 26, 2021 09:30AM

Manmade perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been detected in snow at the top of Mount Everest, posing a risk for trekkers, climbers and residents that drink the water.

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Filling water from tap to avoid microplastic particles
Plastic Particles Ingested in Food and Water

Jan 29, 2021 09:30AM

Researchers estimate people that drink bottled water ingest an additional 90,000 microplastic particles annually compared to 4,000 microplastics for those that drink only tap water.

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Drinking Water
WellExplorer App Can Warn of Toxic Drinking Water

Nov 27, 2020 09:30AM

WellExplorer is an interactive tool that allows residents and scientists to find out what toxins have been deposited in their drinking water as a result of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

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Unsafe Sipping: Widespread Drinking Water Contamination Found

Mar 31, 2020 09:30AM

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found contamination of U.S. drinking water with manmade “forever chemicals” to be much worse than estimated.

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Water Win: Fresh H20 Comes to Kenya Town

Jan 31, 2020 09:30AM

A drought-plagued Kenyan region is using a new, solar-powered, desalination plant from the international nonprofit GivePower to obtain clean water.

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Tiny Scrubbers: Nanoparticles Purify Water

Sep 30, 2019 09:30AM

A chemical engineer who grew up in Tanzania has designed a water purification system based on nanomaterials that is being put into use throughout the country.

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