Tag: clean water
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NATURE: ‘Unacceptable’: a staggering 4.4 billion people lack safe drinking water, study finds
Approximately 4.4 billion people drink unsafe water — double the previous estimate — according to a study published today in Science. The finding, which suggests that more than half of the world’s population is without clean and accessible water, puts a spotlight on gaps in basic health data and raises questions about which estimate better reflects reality.
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KBOO RADIO: EPA Finalizes Roll Back on Clean Water Rule
Alix Soliman 0:00 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a rule under the Clean Water Act that was intended to restrict agricultural runoff from polluting streams and wetlands. Known as the waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, it was put in place by the Obama administration in 2015 to include ephemeral streams, which…
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