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  • Reinventing Flush Toilets

    Reinventing Flush Toilets

    Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo that’s waterless, off-grid and able to charge your phone. Lina Zeldovich travels to Madagascar to witness the start of a lavatorial revolution. Eleonore Rartjarasoaniony — a 47-year-old…

  • 3 [more?] Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

    3 [more?] Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

    Healthy forests are critical to providing clean water. Forests can positively impact the quantity, quality and filtration costs associated with a city’s water, sometimes even reducing the need for costly concrete and steel infrastructure. The world’s major watersheds lost 6 percent of their tree cover on average from 2000-2014. Today, about 31 percent of the…

  • Six Ways to Prevent Water Damage This Winter

    Six Ways to Prevent Water Damage This Winter

    If the worst happens, your homeowners insurance will cover leaks and burst pipes, or water that comes into your home through your roof and windows. But it doesn’t cover flooding. Q: What can I do to avoid water damage this winter? I know my policy doesn’t cover flooding, but does it pay for other types…

  • 11-Year-Old Just Developed New Sensor to Detect Lead in Tap Water

    11-Year-Old Just Developed New Sensor to Detect Lead in Tap Water

    Photograph courtesy of 3M Proving kids are awesome. She was just named “America’s Next Top Scientist.” The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, which revealed the city’s drinking water contained dangerous amounts of lead, has caused many people to be concerned about the quality of tap water across the country. One of those people is 11-year-old…

  • Gov. Brown Signs Bill Requiring California Water Districts to Test School Water for Lead

    Gov. Brown Signs Bill Requiring California Water Districts to Test School Water for Lead

    Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday requiring water districts to test school water for lead in California. NBC 7 Investigates has covered ongoing issues with lead in San Diego County’s school water systems for about a year. When the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) tested for lead in their school water as part…