If You Put All Earth's Water In One Place, It'd Look Like This
How much water is on the planet? it's a whole lot less than you think.
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Latest Stories in Clean Water
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Be a Hero for World Water Day!
Today is World Water Day, an occasion to remind the world about this most precious and vital of resources. Sadly, too many people still lack access to clean water for themselves and their animals.
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Donate Your Social Media Voice for World Water Week
Help amplify the message of the global water crisis by lending your social media updates to World Water Day 2012
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Global Water Supplies Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Demand
A report from the United Nations stresses that increased demand for fresh water, coupled with the effects of climate change, is threatening the world's water supplies.
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Miracle Tree Seeds and Sand Produce Inexpensive Clean Water
A substance from the so-called miracle tree can help to purify drinking water sustainably and inexpensively.
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100,000 Garbage Bags Worth of Trash Washes into San Francisco Bay Each Year
It turns out that behind the Golden Gate there lies much more than meets the eye.
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Is Graphene the Perfect Water Filter of the Future?
The wonder material keeps surprising us with useful properties. It might someday be used to purify water, among other uses.
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French Fish Move Back to a Cleaner Paris
32 species of fish have been found in the Seine, up from just three in 1972. Researchers credit the restoration of the river, not any reintroduction projects, for the success.
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A Community Traces Its Entire Water Cycle. Can You?
Knowing where your water comes from, and where it goes to, can be key to treating it with respect.
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New Flame Retardants as Bad as Old Flame Retardants
Flame retardants build up in the DNA of Great Lakes fish. Not cool.
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'Mad Scientist' File: Psychiatrist Suggests Dosing Irish Water With Lithium To Treat Depression
Phsychiatrist proposes putting lithium salts into Irish drinking water to curb mental depression caused by economic depression.
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Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water (Book Review)
Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.
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What Should California Do With Its Delta? Speak Up!
The draft EIR for San Joaquin Delta Plan was recently released, this is your opportunity to comment before January 2012.
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Cycle For Water Project Bikes Into 13th Country On Epic Journey for Clean Water
Cycle for Water has entered its 13th country in a trek from the very north of Alaska to the very south of South America.
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Bottled Water Company Told To Stop Making Claims That Its Bottles Are Biodegradable
A brand that we have ridiculed before for claims about its water now is in big trouble for its claims about its bottle.
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Entire Island Nation Runs Out of Water
Water-strapped Tuvalu. Photo credit: mrlns via Flickr/CC BY Climate change largely to blame It's a particularly bad time to live in a low-lying island nation. With global warming continuing unmitigated, rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms
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On Its 39th Anniversary, The Clean Water Act Needs Defenders
We have a choice. We can build from the success of the Clean Water Act, or we can revert to a time when our rivers were so polluted that they were flammable.
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Join The H2Overhaul Water Efficiency Challenge
a contest to find the best way to reduce our use of water in buildings
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Little Girl's Untimely Death Sparks Donations of More Than $376,000 for Clean Water
A nine-year-old girl created a MyCharityWater campaign for her birthday in June, hoping to raise $300 to provide clean water for those in need. Tragically, she was killed in a car accident. The outpouring of grief and
