Water is life. Knowledge is power.
Photo: A Miami-Dade neighborhood that relies on septic tanks experiences flooding during the 2016 King Tide. A new report commissioned by the county shows that half of the county’s septic tanks break down yearly, a problem that sea level rise will worsen. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new report reveals most are already malfunctioning — the smelly and unhealthy evidence of which often … [more…]
Downtown is reflected in the water at the small boat harbor on Friday. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News)
A Wales forest will grow by a couple hundred acres to protect the Niagara River’s water quality miles downstream.
Six miles of Town of Tonawanda sewers will be lined to keep sewage from overflowing into Ellicott Creek and the Niagara River.
Mechanical and computer upgrades will help Buffalo hold back stormwater and sewage from … [more…]
Photo: The ruins of houses destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 14, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. David McNew / Getty Images file
Gerald and Serene Buhrz were among the lucky ones.
When they fled their home at 2:00 a.m. on Oct. 8, … [more…]
Why you should care:
Because cholera has had a devastating effect on the conflict-ravaged country and can be used as a tool of war.
For nearly four years, Yemen, one of the Arab world’s poorest countries, has been ravaged by war. With on-the-ground reporting still difficult, the death toll from fighting and bombing — currently over 60,000 — is thought to be vastly underestimated. Beyond that, starvation and disease have … [more…]
Plastic has become an incredibly harmful convenience, now threatening environmental and human health alike, and in more ways than one. With Earth Day being tomorrow [April 2018], there is no better time to analyze the impact bottled water has had on our planet. There’s the issue of bulk plastics in our landfills, where it will remain indefinitely since most plastic does not biodegrade, and microplastics — microscopic pieces of degraded … [more…]