Tag: water
Texas town that's run out of water was shipping it out just weeks before well went dry
In a Texas town of 1,100 people, the well has run dry. Now all the water needed for drinking, washing and bathing must be trucked in from other areas. But a new report has discovered that up until just weeks before the well went dry, the local water provider was selling off water up until the last weeks before the well ran out....
Peru's cash crop, asparagus is bleeding key region dry
Growing asparagus has taken many in Peru from poverty to profitability. No, they're not rich, but lives have gotten much better. But there's a big downside. The country's agricultural heartland is going dry, as its aquifer runs low....
Experts tangle over whether fracking waste is making drinking water unsafe
In Pennsylvania, there are increasing concerns that the drinking water is no longer safe, after high levels of bromides have entered the water system. Many blame fracking waste for the increase, but there's no definitive source yet....
Nigerian villagers protest oil spill of their coast
Off the coast of Africa, Nigerian villagers are confronted with a spreading problem: an oil spill and no one will accept responsibility. The villages, heavily dependent on fishing, have seen their boats damaged and many fish have been killed....
In Oregon, a new marine reserve that should help scientists document fish travels
Oregon's about to open its first marine reseve, off the coast of Port Orford. Now, scientists are trying to use the area to study the life cycle and patterns of fish, to try and get a better sense of how they live their lives....
Sustainable seafood labels becoming common, but do they mean what they say?
Popular retailers like Target, Costco and Walmart have started to sell fish labeled as certified sustainable. But there's disagreement on what these labels mean....
Giant gold, copper deposits discovered in Alaska — digging them out the trouble
About 200 miles from Anchorage, in a remote corner of a remote state, there's hundreds of billions of dollars of minerals laying underground. Getting them out, however, could endanger an important natural ecosystem....
Nigeria turns to empty plastic bottles to build homes in remote villages
Because drinking tap water in Nigeria can be hazardous to your health, a lot of bottled water gets created. Now, an NGO is trying to turn those bottles into material to build houses....
In Bangkok, a neighborhood's flood protection intentionally breached
A dispute between neighbors led to one of Bangkok's last line of defense from vicious spring floods being torn down, inundating new areas with flood waters....
House committee approves bill granting wide exemptions to environmental laws
House Republicans are trying to carve out a large exemption to federal clean environment regulations. A bill in committee now would grant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security an exemption from almost all environmental laws when on federal land, within 100 miles of an international border....
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