Category: People Stories
It doesn’t require a hero to do something heroic! There is great merit even in small acts of water-mindfulness — because of the acts themselves and because of the kind of people it makes us. —H2O IQ editor
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Six girls from Assam develop biodegradable yoga mat, may save lakes from water hyacinth menace
A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from a fishing community in Assam could turn this water plant from a nuisance to wealth. The girls belong to the fishing community living in the fringe of the Deepor Beel, a permanent freshwater lake in southwest of Guwahati city, recognised…
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A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal
Jeff Swire, co-founder of Patriots Cove, has turned his private property into a fly-fishing refuge for other veterans and first responders seeking relief and renewed purpose. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Patriots Cove has built a community around fly fishing to give veterans, first responders and caregivers a sense of purpose According to U.S.…
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‘Everything is drying up’: As springs on Hopi land decline, a sacred connection is threatened
Max Taylor, a Hopi Tribe water resources technician, stands near Lemeva Spring on the Hopi Reservation on July 30, 2020. The Hopi say they have used this spring for over a thousand years. DAVID WALLACE/THE REPUBLIC The Hopi see influence of climate change — and suspect a link to coal industry’s groundwater pumping. MISHONGNOVI —…
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‘Water is sacred’: 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water
“Tomorrow’s world” Photograph: Serge Attukwei Clottey/WaterAid Ten photographs marking the 10th anniversary of access to water and sanitation being declared a human right by the UN have been commissioned from 10 visual artists by the charity WaterAid to show the impact of clean water on people’s lives. Globally, 785 million people – one in 10…
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Government is Scaling Back Water Quality Protections. Surfers are Picking up the Slack.
Photo: A surfer rides a wave against the industrial backdrop of Lake Michigan. (Credit: Mike Killion/Courtesy of Surfrider) Decades ago, California surfers decided to fight coastal pollution. Today, their massive network of citizen scientists is monitoring water quality in places the government doesn’t. In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with…
