AWS - Water News

Michigan to close Flint's free bottled water sites

4/6/2018

Four remaining free bottled water stations will close in Flint, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Friday, more than two years after the state opened them in response to a man-made, lead-tainted drinking water crisis that threatened the health of its residents.

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WHO Launches Research on Microplastics in Bottled Water

3/26/2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to research the potential health risks of microplastics in bottled water. The WHO initiative is partly in response to a recent study that screened more than 250 bottles from 11 brands across nine countries for microplastics. The study found an average of 10 plastic particles per liter of water.

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Cape Town water crisis: adapting to a water-scarce future

3/26/2018

Cape Town might have dodged Day Zero, but a new hyper-consciousness of water use looks set to be the new normal — and not just for the drought-hit African city.

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Recycling wastewater makes people squeamish. But the world may need to get over it.

3/22/2018

Water – the most fundamental of natural resources – is coming under pressure. And not just in the increasingly parched Middle East or North Africa. Even in Europe, about a third of the landmass and about 11% of the population suffers from water shortages

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Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report

3/15/2018

Miami (AFP) - The world's leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday.

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Let’s Bag Plastic Bags

3/3/2018

All it had taken was a moment’s distraction. In a well-practiced sleight of hand, the cashier had double-bagged in plastic a dozen eggs, which were already encased in two protective layers of plastic. I briefly contemplated appealing for the liberation of my groceries but chose the path of least resistance. The deed was done, and the purveyors of plastic had been victorious on this occasion.

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American drinking water could soon get a lot dirtier

2/14/2018

In the plan the Trump administration outlines proposals for how to reduce the number of federal agencies that need to sign off on permits for dumping "dredged or fill material" into the nation's waterways. Such sites include fisheries, wetlands, and tap-water supplies. If the plan gets the green light, it will undo the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to veto building permits that affect US waterways, and cut back on environmental reviews.

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The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water - like Cape Town

2/12/2018

Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water.

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Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water

2/12/2018

To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been steadily tightening the health standards for the nation’s water supplies for decades. But over and over again, local water systems around the country have failed to meet these requirements.

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Cape Town’s Water Crisis Should Be a Warning to the World

2/6/2018

Cape Town, South Africa, a city of 4 million people, is just weeks away from becoming the world’s first major city to run entirely out of water — but of course, it won’t be the last.

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