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Infographic: World’s Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water
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Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by…
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Water Pollution Solution — New York Experiments with Coal Tar “Sponges” in Hudson River
Testing new methods to remove residual coal tar from riverbeds in New York.
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease—Are Mass Animal Burials Causing Water Contamination in South Korea?
As animal bodies pile up, public fears water sources will become contaminated.
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EPA and Halliburton Skirmish — Promises of Safer Fracking Fluid
After denying EPA disclosure request, Halliburton promises safer fracking fluid and more disclosure.
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Egyptian Drinking Water Threatened by Nile Oil Spill
Water purification stations shut down to prevent polluted water from entering filters.
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Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater and Drinking Water Sites in 21 States, Study Finds
The EPA must do a better job of regulating the waste and protecting the nation’s water supply.
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Reservoir of Acidic Water Rises Beneath South Africa’s Largest City
Polluted groundwater has forced the South African government to scramble for solutions.
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Q&A: Josh Fox on the ‘Toxification’ of U.S. Water Sources in the Dig for Natural Gas
The documentary “Gasland" has shown at film festivals and on HBO.
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USGS Survey Finds Contamination in Public Wells
A new study reveals that 105 million Americans drink from contaminated wells.
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Map and Statistics – Divining Destiny: Water Challenges in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley
Tehuacán, meaning ‘Place of Stones’ in the native language of Nahuatl, is a centuries old city that lies in the Mexican state of Puebla, roughly 150 miles southeast of Mexico City.
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Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories
Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.
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Courting Disaster: Chevron Brought Before Law in Ecuador Wastewater Dispute
More than 125,000 people have filed a class-action lawsuit in Ecuador.