In Northeastern Syria, Pollution And Conflict Prevent Thousands From Clean Water
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Where the Oil Runs Deep, Water Turns Foul
Brazil’s Covid And Water Crisis: On The Front Lines With Photojournalist Tommaso Protti
Reporting from the front lines in Brazil, one of the new epicenters of the coronavirus, where water is a central issue in combatting the disease.
Water Shortage Leaves Poorer Mexicans High and Dry in Coronavirus Fight
Water scarcity complicates attempts to sanitize the area amid the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Pesticides, Antibiotics, Heavy Metals Tarnish Europe’s Waterways
New chemicals and medicines are being developed, then leaching into waterways, faster than researchers can study them.
‘Alarming’ Increase in U.S. Hepatitis A Cases, CDC Reports
The resurgence of the viral liver disease hepatitis A is linked to drug use and homelessness.
Groundwater Plummets in Delhi, City of 29 Million
Experts warn that Delhi could reach “zero groundwater levels” by 2020.
CDC Releases Latest U.S. Legionnaires’ Disease Data
Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like illness, is the deadliest waterborne disease in the United States, killing about one in eleven people it sickens.
Detroit Schools Shut Off Drinking Water After Finding Elevated Levels of Lead, Copper
A task force will investigate the contamination and identify solutions.
Recovery Begins in Kerala, Where Historic Flooding Killed Hundreds
More than 1 million Kerala residents were displaced by the worst flooding in a century.
Toxic Water, Toxic Crops: India’s Public Health Time Bomb
Raw sewage and industrial wastewater contaminated with metals and chemicals irrigate much of the India's food.
Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study Included in Congress Budget Deal
CDC will assess exposure to the chemical at U.S. military bases.