Tag: water crisis
US Environmental Protection Agency sweeps Iowa’s water crisis under the rug
Despite over 10,000 factory farms and almost no Clean Water Act regulation, EPA denies petition to withdraw Iowa’s pollution program.
Shutoffs continue as the people of Detroit fight for water as...
“That’s why a lot of people in Detroit are choosing water over medicine, water over rent, water over new shoes for their kids." “Because it’s such a huge percentage of people’s income right now.”
Flint water crisis ongoing: ‘We are still suffering’
"Four years later, my son, for example, we still can't safely use our water, he can't take a bath without telling me it burns."
Top ranking Michigan official ordered to go to trial over Flint...
Nick Lyon will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak reportedly killed 12 and sickened close to 90 people in 2014 and 2015.
7 reasons we face a global water crisis
Along with fresh water, political will and public pressure are critical resources in ensuring a sustainable future for all.
‘Black Sludge’ Pours Out Of Texas Town’s Faucets Days After FBI...
The problem is summed up in just a few words: "There's not really anyone in charge."
The Flint Water Crisis In Pictures
Earlier this month a State of Emergency was declared and the National Guard was called in to Flint to help with the ongoing crisis.
This Is What Happens To Humans When They Are Exposed To...
An apology doesn’t change the health effects that Flint residents are seeing as a result of the elevated levels of lead in their water.
Government Run Like A Business Led To Lead In Flint’s Water
You might have heard that there is lead in Flint, Michigan's water.
Clinton and Sanders Profess Outrage Over Flint’s Water Crisis
The Governor of Michigan is under fire from the Democratic presidential candidates after his lack of response to the water crisis in Flint that has made hundreds of people sick.
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Corporate greed exposed: Kroger admits to price gouging on milk and eggs amid antitrust...
A top Kroger executive admits to inflating milk and egg prices above the rate of inflation
The ‘weavings’ of a wacko: The fakery of grinding Trump hokum into brilliance
“I never ramble, I only ‘weave,’”/ Thus doubling down ways to deceive.
Knowledge is power. Gaza war supporters don’t want students to have both.
Silence is complicity, and that’s the way Israel’s allies like it. For them, the new academic term restarts a threat to the status quo.
The New Yorker publishes 2005 Haditha, Iraq massacre photos Marines ‘didn’t want the world...
The graphic images show dead Iraqi men, women and children, many of them shot in the head at close range.
Republican judge blocks student debt relief rule before it’s finalized, delaying relief for millions
The Biden administration has been working to alleviate the burden of student loans, especially for long-term borrowers who have been repaying loans for decades.