Private sector innovators in WA can increase fresh water | Brunell
In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia River basin water system has been at normal levels, which is good for our agriculture, hydropower generation, barging, local water supplies, and fish and wildlife. However, 20 years ago, we faced the same severe drought […]
Sindh govt not ready to ensure clean drinking water supply to Karachi, says Wasim Akhtar
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan Deputy Convener Wasim Akhtar said on Saturday said the country was running because of Karachi’s revenue, but, unfortunately, the people of the city didn’t have access to clean drinking water. “There’s no drainage system in the metropolis. The whimsy of the electric power has increased to an extent that the life […]
Lack of clean drinking water spiking diseases in flood-hit Pak
Home » General » Environment » Lack of clean drinking water spiking diseases in flood-hit Pak Islamabad, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aid workers warn a lack of clean drinking is causing an increase in diseases in Pakistan, as the death toll from devastating floods crosses 1,200, the media reported. Access to clean water was the biggest […]
Reader News: Willmar Fire Department receives donation of more than 2,000 cans of water – West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — Madison Bottling Company partnered with Anheuser-Busch to provide more than 2,350 cans of emergency drinking water to the Willmar Fire Department in support of fire relief efforts. Mark Thompson, left, and Matt Grave, with the 2,352 cans of water that was delivered by Madison Bottling Company to the Willmar Fire Department. The water […]
How digitisation is helping cities to provide clean water
The twin challenge of urbanisation and climate change are taking their toll in the form of increasing water scarcity in cities around the world. More people are moving to urban areas – already half the world’s population (55 per cent) lives in cities, and the United Nations expects that number to rise to two thirds […]
A return to school, democracy and Trump, clean drinking water and mixed economic reports | Hot off the Wire podcast | National News
The calendar flipped from August to September this past week, and as the summer winds down millions of children have already returned to school or will do so in the coming days. But the challenges of a new school year go beyond remembering locker combinations, completing homework assignments and studying for tests. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
NYCHA Found Arsenic in the Water Two Weeks Ago—Tenants Only Found Out Friday Night
The city’s public housing authority discovered traces of arsenic in the tap water at one of its biggest developments in Manhattan, the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village, THE CITY has learned. Late Friday, NYCHA began distributing bottled water at the sprawling complex that houses 2,600 tenants and opened in 1949. It’s named after […]
Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs help in Mississippi water crisis
More than a million bottles of water have been distributed total to Jackson residents. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi is getting worse with city leaders now telling residents to shower with their mouths closed. A Portsmouth-based organization, Mercy Chefs, is pledging to do its part to help residents by delivering 16 […]
Emergency declared in the village of Cuba amid water system damage
CUBA, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Sandoval County as the village of Cuba’s drinking water infrastructure faces strains. The emergency declaration provides $400,000 that can be used to supplement Cuba’s water supply, as the village is in the design phase of a $5 million […]
QLDC to invest extra $9.1m in drinking water supply
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will invest another $9.1 million in the Cardrona Valley drinking water supply, taking the 10-year project estimate to $17.2 million, councillors decided in a six-three split decision this week. The shovel-ready project is being done in conjunction with the Mount Cardrona Station development at the foot of the skifield access […]