Healthy Soils Reduce Water Pollution
“We have accepted for years that the dirty water was normal, and we’ve been putting up with that loss.”
water pollution
Toxic Fallout Continues as Colorado Mine Spill Declared Three Times Larger Than Stated
The spill which sent toxic waste from an abandoned mine into a Colorado waterway last week released three million gallons of contaminates into the state’s 126-mile Animas River—not one million, as previously announced, according to new estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Designing Wetlands to Remove Drugs and Chemical Pollutants
Drinking water supplies around the world often contain trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and synthetic compounds that may be harmful to human health. One solution being tried in the U.S. and Europe is to construct man-made wetlands that naturally degrade these contaminants.
Giant Mats of Green Slime in Lake Erie Signal a Need for New Economic Approaches to Pollution
So, what is the link between this latest water pollution debacle, economic growth, and a true-cost economy?
An Economic Game Plan to Prevent Water Pollution
Even though the Clean Water Act is more than 40 years old, its goals have not been met, and America is still beset with chronic water ailments and acute pollution incidents.
How grassroots organizing came to the rescue in West Virginia’s water crisis
While government and industry have been slow to respond to the needs of the people, some remarkable community organizing has taken place, drawing on West Virginia’s long, proud history of grassroots work for environmental and economic justice — including powerful work against the abuses of the chemical and coal industries responsible for the spill.
With Tar Sands Development, Growing Concern on Water Use
Environmental questions about Canada’s massive tar sands development have long centered on greenhouse gas emissions. Now there are mounting concerns about the huge volumes of water used by the oil industry and the impact on the vast Mackenzie River Basin.
Ojibwe Water Walker Prays for Health of Mississippi River
I am an Ojibwe woman, and my responsibility is to take care of the water.