July 14, 2019
Stories tagged "water"
June 30, 2019
New Study Find Water Underwater
Using high tech equipment usually employed to find oil and gas resources under the seabed, researchers have found another precious natural resource — a huge freshwater aquifer stretching from the coast of Massachusetts to New Jersey. The brackish (somewhat...May 16, 2019
Blueland: Reducing Single Use Plastics With Reusable Bottles and Cleaning Tablets
An ambitious startup called Blueland launched two weeks ago with a simple concept, but the company is hoping to revolutionize the way we buy cleaning products. They are selling a set of durable, reusable plastic bottles along with tablets that dissolve in water that...May 8, 2019
New data shows 610 sites in 43 states contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses and we’ve written numerous times about the extent of their contamination of drinking water in the U.S. (even at military bases) and the EPA’s...April 28, 2019
One Cool Thing for Cooling Off: Drink Pouches Made of Seaweed
At the London Marathon yesterday, organizers tried something new to sustainably refresh runners and replace plastic bottles and paper cups that litter the route of most road races. According to CBS News, the 40,000 runners received a seaweed capsule filled with...April 9, 2019
Bipartisan Agreement On Colorado River Drought Plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers worked quickly yesterday to provide Congressional approval for a drought plan to address the shrinking supply of water from the Colorado River, which provides 40 million people in the West with drinking water, power and irrigation for...February 15, 2019
EPA Says It Will Regulate Toxic PFAS Chemicals…Eventually
Yesterday the EPA released its long-awaited plan to address Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses, and that are found widely across the U.S. in drinking water and soil. But the...February 14, 2019
Flint water crisis: what’s being done?
Yesterday we wrote about how the people responsible for the Flint water crisis have not yet been held accountable. Partially because justice has not been brought to the city, a new Democratic governor (Gretchen Whitmer) was elected last fall and just last week...February 12, 2019
West coast storms to get new 1-5 rating system
We’re all familiar with the 1-5 rankings that Atlantic hurricanes receive based on the Saffir-Simpson scale which assigns hurricanes a number based on their sustained wind speed. However, despite experiencing heavy rainstorms, the Pacific coast hasn’t had...February 5, 2019