drinking water

Erin Brockovich Calls on EPA to Finally Set Standard for Carcinogen Found in Millions of Americans’ Tap Water

Erin Brockovich Calls on EPA to Finally Set Standard for Carcinogen Found in Millions of Americans’ Tap Water

As news about North Carolina’s governor and his administration downplaying the risks of drinking water contaminated with hexavalent chromium unfolds, two leading environmental health advocates are pushing the Obama administration to finally set a nationwide standard for the highly toxic chemical. Erin Brockovich, a noted environmental health advocate and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) President […]

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    Protestors Paralyze Belo Monte Dam Construction

    Protestors Paralyze Belo Monte Dam Construction

    International Rivers Major construction on the Belo Monte Dam commenced on the Xingu River during Brazil’s New Year holidays, signaling a new phase in the Brazilian government’s intentions to sidestep environmental legislation and human rights conventions to build the world’s third largest hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon. The project’s first blockades of […]

    France Shows Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Idea

    France Shows Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Idea

    Food & Water Watch Just 50 days before the World Water Forum and the Alternative World Water Forum take place in Marseille, France, the European Commission has announced formal anti-trust proceedings against French water companies Veolia, Suez and subsidiaries Lyonnaise des Eaux and SAUR. The commission will examine whether companies have coordinated their behaviour in […]