Much of the discussion about “Take a Knee” has overlooked the issues of justice and social exclusion, and especially environmental matters. That’s something to think about during the Super Bowl.
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Can community-led research help address Canada’s Indigenous water security issues? One project from the Inuit community of Rigolet in Labrador suggests it can.
Nigeria is rich in water resources. but poor management has led to water scarcity in the country.
As Houston continues to rescue residents whose homes were ruined, it also begins to deal with issues related to contaminated floodwaters and overflowing reservoirs. It won’t be easy.
A new study finds a link between cloudy tap water and outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness, such as norovirus.
America’s drinking water infrastructure is aging and needs billions of dollars in upgrades. Two extension educators urge consumers to monitor their water and have it tested if they suspect problems.
According to a new UN report, more than two billion people around the world do not have access to clean, safe water in their homes. Most of the work of getting water falls to women and girls.
If you have bought an Aldi “The Spiral Spring Mixer Tap” you should not use water from it for drinking or cooking until investigations of reported lead contamination is complete. What we know The media…
Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun.
In light of climate change and a growing population, water authorities around the world are looking to recycled water.
Progress in terms of water and sanitation has traditionally favoured those with money. But the hope with the SDG’s is that this gap will be plugged in the future.
Feeling thirsty could be affecting your brain function more than you realise.
The first international water decade was a great success … so why do we need another?
Lakes contain most of the fresh water on Earth’s surface. Recent research at Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains shows that climate change could alter lake chemistry, threatening these sources.
There have been modest improvements in water and sanitation provision in Africa, but there is still a long way to go. Most citizens rate their governments’ performance in this sphere poorly.
Disruptive innovation is needed if the world is to meet its clean water targets.
Despite its long idle, Melbourne’s desalination plant plays a vital role in providing water in a drying climate.
Unlike the U.S., some European countries have stopped using chlorine to disinfect drinking water to avoid changing the taste and potential health problems. Which approach is better?
There’s enough water under the ground to form a lake 100m deep over the earth.
Virginia Tech University engineering students blew the whistle on Flint, Michigan’s toxic drinking water. Hailed as heroes, they’ve also learned that it isn’t easy to do science for the public good.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Professor of Integrated Water Systems, University of Sheffield
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Chair in Water and Climate Security, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Science, and Dean of Science, University of Waterloo
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Research Scientist, Knowledge Mobilization, Global Insitute for Water Security, Global Water Futures Program, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland
