Health Nov 24 How toxic water in northern Michigan is affecting military veterans and their families By Megan Thompson
World Jun 21 Sewage contamination of British waterways reveals infrastructure problems ahead of election A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled over into next month’s election. While not a top campaign issue, it stinks of a larger problem: Britain’s aging infrastructure. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nation May 26 Watch 5:46 Wastewater from Tyson meat processing plants is polluting U.S. waterways, report says Tyson Foods is one of the world’s biggest meat and poultry producers. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, it’s also a major polluter in the United States. A new report from the group says Tyson plants dumped more than… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Nation Jun 05 $1.18 billion deal reached over drinking water contamination by ‘forever chemicals’ DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc. said they would establish a fund to compensate water providers for contamination with the chemicals used widely in nonstick, water- and grease-resistant products, as well as some firefighting foams. By John Flesher, Associated Press
World Jan 21 Tons of waste turn sections of eastern Bosnia river into floating garbage dump Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during the wet weather of winter and… By Associated Press
Oct 02 Watch 3:07 A Brief But Spectacular take on generational healing By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar, Ana Davila Tia Kennedy is an Indigenous rights activist in Canada. Growing up, she struggled to access Indigenous culture and practices. As an adult, Kennedy says she realized those practices held thousands of years worth of wisdom to help improve individuals and… Continue watching
Mar 09 Florida’s starving manatees fed 55 tons of lettuce after pollution killed seagrass By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Officials have now fed more than 55 tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the animals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback By Matthew Brown, Travis Loller, Associated Press The changes finalized Monday will allow utilities to use cheaper wastewater cleanup technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines adopted in 2015. Continue reading
Mar 19 This river was once so dirty that it caught fire. Now its fish are safe to eat again By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cuyahoga was lauded Monday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as an important step toward ultimately delisting the river altogether as an area of concern. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:28 This Trump plan would strip protections from wetlands and smaller waterways A new Trump administration proposal would reduce safeguards to millions of acres of waterways by removing federal oversight over smaller streams and tributaries. Judy Woodruff talks with Coral Davenport of The New York Times about how the plan would reverse… Continue watching