Category: PURE WATER

Co-government In Water Entities Needs To Go

Co-government In Water Entities Needs To Go

Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 7:01 pmPress Release: ACT New Zealand “The Minister for Local Government Nanaia Mahuta is unable to justify why it is necessary for mana whenua to get more of a say than other parts of the community when it comes to the four new water entities,” says ACT’s Local Government spokesperson Simon […]

Be Careful, Hard Water May Be Damaging Your Natural Hair

Be Careful, Hard Water May Be Damaging Your Natural Hair

Sometimes we use certain things around us without knowing how damaging they can be. Depending on how we use it, water can be nourishing, but not all water types are good for the hair. What Is Hard Water? Many types of tap water are usually hard water. Hard water is a type of water that […]

City asked to provide lead water filters to address ‘crisis’

City asked to provide lead water filters to address ‘crisis’

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration must ramp up its distribution of free water filters to protect residents against lead poisoning as the city moves at a “glacial” pace to remove pipes with the brain-damaging metal, advocates said Monday. Three environmental organizations and state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, called on City Hall to improve access to free […]

From batteries to water purifiers, carbon nanotubes are where it’s at

From batteries to water purifiers, carbon nanotubes are where it’s at

Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes growing from catalytic nanoparticles (gold color) on a silicon wafer on top of a heating stage (red glow). Diffusion of acetylene (black molecules) through the gas phase to the catalytic sites determines the growth rate in a cold-wall showerhead reactor. Image by Adam Samuel Connell/LLNL. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists […]

Millions of Californians are struggling to pay for water

Millions of Californians are struggling to pay for water

Several months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about $300 during a scorching summer in western Fresno County, or pay the $220 combined water, sewer and trash bill. “Our water is expensive, even […]

An urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all

An urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all

Overview This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to accelerate access to safe drinking water. The recommendations, structured around governance, financing, capacity development, data and information and innovation – the five accelerators of the UN-Water SDG 6 global acceleration framework […]

Watch scientists turn pure water into metal

Watch scientists turn pure water into metal

What if we could create metal made of water? Pure water itself is almost perfect as an insulator. Water found naturally in the world is a perfect conduit for electricity due to the impurities and minerals found within it. But water only becomes “metallic” at extremely high pressures. Now researchers have found a way to […]

Mayor Peters-Manning pushes for more action to ensure safe drinking water

Mayor Peters-Manning pushes for more action to ensure safe drinking water

Hopewell Township Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning testified before the New Jersey Assembly’s Telecommunications and Utilities Committee in Trenton last week, pushing for further action to ensure safe drinking water for Trenton Water Works (TWW) customers in Hopewell and beyond. Mayors Jeff Martin of Hamilton and Reed Gusciora of Trenton also spoke to the committee, along with […]