by faster | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: BBC DATE: June 18, 2019 SNIP: The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. The acute water shortage has forced the city to scramble for urgent solutions, including drilling new...
by faster | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Weather Channel DATE: June 5, 2019 SNIP: In India, “Day Zero” has already arrived for over 100 million people, thanks to excessive groundwater pumping, an inefficient and wasteful water supply system and years of deficient rains. “Day...
by faster | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: PBS DATE: February 20, 2019 SNIP: Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding streams and ponds without being treated. The...
by faster | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: USA Today DATE: February 19, 2019 SNIP: The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide if contamination of groundwater that seeps into rivers, lakes and oceans violates the Clean Water Act. Dumping pollutants directly into navigable bodies of water is prohibited...
by faster | Feb 16, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: VOA News DATE: February 16, 2019 SNIP: Nearly the entire Mekong Delta in Vietnam — an area that helps feed about 200 million people — will sink underwater by the year 2100 at current rates, a new study predicts. The delta, which is home to almost 18 million...
