Ohio college students team up to give thousands access to clean drinking water
CINCINNATI — Some Ohio college students are getting together to help end the global water crisis by building water wells in Africa. The idea came from Walsh University business student Joe Knopp. He spent a lot of time coming up with business plans but ultimately decided his business needed to center on making a difference […]
‘Bag it’ video addresses pet waste impact on Carson River’s water quality | Carson City Nevada News
CARSON CITY — As part of the “I am Carson River Watershed” Campaign, the Carson Water Subconservancy District is launching Watershed Moments, a series of public service announcements to help engage and inform Nevadans about steps they can take to foster a healthy watershed throughout 2022. CWSD, a multi-county and bi-state agency promotes cooperative action […]
NEW: Prov Water Faces Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over Lead Contamination
Wednesday, January 05, 2022 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + PHOTO: File A group of health and environmental justice organizations including the Childhood Lead Action Project has filed a civil rights complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency against the Providence Water Supply Board. Their claim is that Providence Water’s lead pipe replacement practices discriminate […]
Benton Harbor residents file lawsuit against state over lead in water | Benton Harbor
BENTON HARBOR — A third class-action lawsuit has been filed regarding higher-than-acceptable levels of lead in some of Benton Harbor’s tap water. However, this one is different from the others. The first two were federal lawsuits filed in November in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. This latest lawsuit was filed last […]
Jakarta Expands Drinking Water System to Prevent City from Sinking
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has officially established partnership with two State Ministers to establish the city’s drinking water supply system (SPAM), which is a program closely related to preventing the “Jakarta sinking prophecy” caused by groundwater over extraction. Governor Anies signed an MoU on Monday with Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian and Public Works and Housing […]
Mountain Valley Pipeline’s W.Va. Water Permit Challenged
By Juan Carlos Rodriguez (January 4, 2022, 7:41 PM EST) — Green groups on Monday asked the Fourth Circuit to review the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to issue a key water quality certificate for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. The department on Dec. 30 granted the pipeline’s request for certification under Clean […]
The Flint Water Dept. Failed its Chemistry Test
The Flint, MI lead water crisis caught the attention of Americans to a degree that is rarely seen these days on local issues. The media picked up on it because it had everything that makes for a compelling story: vulnerable children, racial injustice, corrupt bureaucrats and city officials, lawsuits, and outraged citizens. But few people […]
Kirkwood student Haji Ali builds well to provide clean water to hometown in Ethiopia
Haji Ali recalls walking miles as a boy in Ethiopia for clean water for him and his family, sometimes returning home empty-handed Kirkwood Community College student Haji Ali is building a well in his hometown in Elaa, Ethiopia, where as a boy he walked miles to retrieve clean water for his family, sometimes returning empty-handed. […]
New water treatment plant to improve Carbon Cliff drinking water
Traces of radium present in one of the wells is within the EPA’s safe drinking limits, but the treatment plant will eliminate all traces and future radium spikes. CARBON CLIFF, Ill. — The Village of Carbon Cliff has secured a $2.27 million loan to build a new water treatment plant from the USDA Water and […]
Boil water advisory issued for Norwich and Fowler
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A boil water advisory has been issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) for Norwich in Kingman County and Fowler in Meade County. The KDHE said it issued the advisories because the towns’ water systems lost pressure. That can lead to a loss of chlorine residuals, putting the […]