Tag: water
Abrahm Lustgarten: Message from Mexico – U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
January 2013While Mexico searches for untapped aquifers, the US government allows companies to pollute potential sources of fresh water.
Daniel Moss: Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization
January 2013As foreign investors eye their public utilities, water workers scramble to create cooperatives.
Aleszu Bajak: Catching Fog in Lima
January 2013Water scarcity and local action in the pueblos jóvenes of Peru.
Abrahm Lustgarten: How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation’s Underground Water Supply
December 2012Even as water grows more precious, the Environmental Protection Agency has permitted oil and gas, mining and other industries to contaminate aquifers in more than 1,500 places.
Albert Appleton: How New York City Kept Its Drinking Water Pure–And Saved Billions of Dollars
November 2012How did New York City manage to control pollution in its water supply on the cheap?
Daniel Moss: Debating the Future of Our World’s Water
April 2012The World Water Forum in Marseille sets the stage for important talks at Rio environment conference.
