Tag: manganese
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Mines exporting to China threaten Arizona’s water
Photo: Manganese rock on a conveyor belt. (Deposit Photos) This last year, the Arizona government repeatedly received favorable national attention for positive conservation actions: protecting the state’s scarce groundwater supplies from foreign-owned farms that repeatedly violated laws or over-pumped declining aquifers. Last December, Gov. Katie Hobbs was lauded for terminating the leases of state-owned land,…
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NOAA and partners team up to prevent future Great Lakes drinking water crisis
Video of Preventing a Great Lakes Drinking Water Crisis A new video SMART BUOYS: Preventing a Great Lakes Drinking Water Crisis released by Ocean Conservancy describes how NOAA forecast models provide advance warnings to Lake Erie drinking water plant managers to avoid shutdowns due to poor water quality. An inter-agency team of public and private…
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‘We’re tired of it’: Potlotek First Nation once again dealing with dirty water
It’s a situation they’ve dealt with before, and they’re sick of it. Residents living on Potlotek First Nation say their water is so dirty, they’re hesitating to wash clothes with it. “No community should have to go through this,” says resident Eliza Marshall. “We’re in Canada. We’re not overseas in Africa where it’s poor.” The…
