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The City of Flint, Michigan, has been in the news because of their water crisis, and investigations have led to the criminal prosecutions of three government employees. Flint recently filed a civil suit against a French company and a Texas-based company, alleging that both firms ignored dangerous levels of lead present in the Flint water […]
Namibia’s water crisis is impacting both individuals and businesses, large and small. Coca-Cola, for example, has stopped producing its product in the country, citing the lack of water. Other smaller companies, such as a car wash, have invested in water-reducing technology in an effort to stay in business while reducing water usage. Social media campaigns […]
Water contamination in Flint’s river is causing problems for the cities children. After the city switched its main source of drinking water to the river, children were found to have high blood levels. This has prompted many lawsuits because they have found high amounts of lead in children, which children are more vulnerable to. Flint […]
A elderly woman was trapped in her flat for 6 days. She used an oven to keep the cold away, and left her fridge open to let the ice melt. The melted ice out of her fridge was her only source of water and kept for alive for 6 days! She was found in poor […]
Taking an idea born of environmental necessity and a desire to brew a new type of beer, a group of Dutch entrepreneurs has created a new bitter IPA brewed from ultra-filtered rain water. The Netherlands have increasingly wet summers, which can lead to heavy damages caused by flash floods if rainwater is not absorbed or […]
MPA’s also known as marine protected areas are placed in the water and are responsible for protecting coral reefs. They have been successful so far. Deep water robots are used to test and compare sections of coral reefs. Cold water reefs are slow to recover from damage and are a good place to have a […]
Think of the most expensive water gun your kids have ever asked you for, and multply that by 100 and it still wouldn’t be as much as the government spent on water cannons. As expensive as they were though, they have never been utilized, and are being sold before doing so. They were bought for […]
While on a five-day family holiday in Egypt, 10-year-old Emily Bridges fell ill. What was thought to be ‘dodgy belly’ by a local doctor turned out to be a life-threatening illness. After landing in Britain and still feeling sick, Emily was rushed to the St. Thomas’ Hospital where she was diagnosed with E.coli and Hemolytic-uremic […]
Lawmakers in Washington DC are being forced to drink bottled water after a recent test found elevated lead levels in the water supply at a congressional office building. The cause of the contamination is currently under investigation. The building, which was built in 1908, is currently undergoing renovations. Washington DC has previously had trouble with […]
Refill Bristol is a free program in Bristol UK that encourages people to refill their water bottles with tap water from various participating businesses and thus keep down the use of disposable materials. It is an agreement between Bristol Water and the environmental group City to Sea, and it is attempting to encourage people to […]
