Wells that serve more than two million Californians are contaminated with nitrates at levels that surpass public health standards, California Watch reports. In small towns and rural settings, schools and families often don’t have access to groundwater filtration systems. Tap water spiked with high nitrate levels can lead to illness in infants and some studies have found connections to certain cancers in lab animals.
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Corporate Social Responsibility | Water News
Written by Aubrey Parker
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 12:48
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 12:48
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Joe Berlinger discusses the three years he spent documenting the international legal battle and the human faces that have emerged from a major environmental disaster of oil contamination in the rainforest.
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 29 October 2009 16:10
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 16:10
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that developing countries will not compromise their financial growth for climate change, and that, instead, rich countries need to ensure access to clean technologies, the AP reports.
Written by Steve Kellman
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 22:39
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 22:39
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Corporate corruption has led to dire consequences as diverse as water shortages, exploitative work conditions and unsafe medicines, according to a just-released report by Transparency International (TI), a global non-profit aimed at exposing and preventing corruption.
Written by Nadya Ivanova
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 11:28
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 11:28
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A water project in Taiwan is causing widespread discontent in a local community affected by this month’s Typhoon Morakot.
Written by Nadya Ivanova
Friday, 10 July 2009 13:43
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Friday, 10 July 2009 13:43
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With a dry season already bringing Kenya’s water reservoirs to the brink, the severely limited water supplies of Nairobi are now also being illegally diverted on their way to the taps of millions.
Written by Connor Boals
Thursday, 09 July 2009 00:22
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Thursday, 09 July 2009 00:22
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Two new reports are calling for bottled water to be labeled with as much information as municipalities disclose about tap water.