AWS - Water News

From Flint to Newark to Pittsburgh: Why do American Cities Fail to Protect Our Water?

8/28/2019

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: A U.S. city is facing a public health crisis, after years of denying that it had a problem with lead in its drinking water supply. In 2016, that would have been a reference to Flint, Michigan. This week, it’s Newark, New Jersey, where city officials on Sunday resorted to handing out bottled water to affected residents.

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Newark's lead contamination crisis could be worse than Flint's. Residents say the city is handling it all wrong.

8/28/2019

As residents of Newark, New Jersey, trickled into St. Stephan's Grace Community church on July 17, the air outside was muggy and the sun beat down hard. It was the kind of day that made you want a glass of water.

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Water costs are rising across the U.S. — here's why

8/28/2019

Americans this year will pay an average of $104 per month in water and wastewater bills, up more than 30% in less than a decade.

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NJ, Newark Mayor address the water Crisis

8/26/2019

The U.S.A. municipal water crisis is growing - Portland, Providence, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Fort Wayne, Flint and Newark are all having supply problems due to lead in sources, service lines, consumer pipes, drinking fountains and even faucets. Bottled water in plastic vessels is not a long-term solution and it harms the environment. But making our own water can help immediately and far into the future.

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World health report raises concerns about microplastics in drinking water

8/22/2019

Just when you thought it was safe to drink bottled water, a new U.N. report raises concerns about what you may be consuming: tiny particles of microplastics.

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Arizona and Nevada Face First-Ever Mandatory Water Cuts from the Colorado River

8/19/2019

Arizona and Nevada are facing the first-ever mandatory cuts in the amount of water they can take from the Colorado River next year.

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There's lead in Newark's water. A mom worries her 5-year-old is 'being poisoned'

8/19/2019

Bryce Thomas' toy prehistoric reptiles nosedived into the cold, soapy tap water in the kitchen sink, scooping up schools of imaginary fish, when his mother started weeping in the living room.

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Drought depleting Sydney water supply

8/19/2019

Australia’s biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the government said on Friday.

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In Echo of Flint Lead Crisis, Newark Offers Bottled Water

8/15/2019

Federal officials warned that home filters provided by the city were not enough. For more than a year, Newark officials denied the city had a widespread lead problem with its drinking water.

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It's Raining Plastics in the Rocky Mountains, Researchers Say

8/15/2019

A team of researchers studying the nitrogen content of Rocky Mountain rainwater were shocked to find that collected water samples from high up on the mountains were teeming with microplastics.

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