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A lead pipe (left) seen through a hole in the kitchen ceiling in the home of Desmond Odom, in Newark, New Jersey. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

4 mai 2021

Biden’s infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the US

President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.

A boy sits on a bridge over a man-made channel in the First Nation of Shoal Lake 40, straddling the Manitoba/Ontario border, in June 2015. Until recently, a boil-water advisory had been in place in the community for more than 20 years despite its relative close proximity to Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

3 mai 2021

Tip of the iceberg: The true state of drinking water advisories in First Nations

Kerry Black, University of Calgary

The federal government’s announcement that boil-water advisories on First Nations won’t end until 2023 at the earliest isn’t surprising. The true crisis is much greater than widely known.

A water bottle sits on the table in front of Chief and NDP candidate Rudy Turtle during a visit by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Oct. 5, 2019 on the Grassy Narrows First Nation, where industrial mercury poisoning in its water system has seriously affected the health of the community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

21 février 2021

A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health

Myra J Tait, Athabasca University et Natalie Diane Riediger, University of Manitoba

A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages may be intended to improve health, but for Indigenous consumers, such a tax would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights.

Long-term drinking water advisories are only one indicator of water quality in First Nations communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio

26 novembre 2020

Water crisis in First Nations communities runs deeper than long-term drinking water advisories

Corinna Dally-Starna, Queen's University, Ontario

The federal government’s focus on eliminating long-term drinking-water advisories diverts attention from other water-related issues.

The 2018 Camp Fire north of Sacramento burned everything in its path: cars, power lines, and buildings – and contaminated local drinking water. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

3 août 2020

Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be better prepared

Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University et Caitlin R. Proctor, Purdue University

Buildings aren’t the only things at risk in wildfires. Recent disasters in California have left local water system contaminated with toxic chemicals afterward, slowing return and recovery.

Buoys and underwater probes can measure water quality, like this one outside of Cleveland, Ohio. (Ed Verhamme, LimnoTech)

28 mai 2020

Smart cars, smart cities, why not smart Great Lakes?

Robert Michael McKay, University of Windsor et George S Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University

A networked array of sensors could warn drinking water utilities in real time of harmful algal blooms and prevent public health crises.

One person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Eabametoong First Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

22 avril 2020

Canada’s unequal health system may make remote Indigenous communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus

Ann M Seymour, Carleton University

Canada’s public health-care system is one of the most well-developed in the world. And yet, many remote Indigenous communities are still not getting what they need.

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