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GreenBiz
JANUARY 6, 2021
Remember when Flint, Michigan garnered international attention because water in the city was making people sick ? And while Flint gained attention because of its failing infrastructure, there are places where water and sewage infrastructure is absent. I'm thankful to The New Press for giving me an opportunity to tell this story.
Grist
JUNE 2, 2023
This story was co-published with Fast Company. One of his many duties was to help oversee the municipal drinking water supply, a responsibility he took seriously. One of his many duties was to help oversee the municipal drinking water supply, a responsibility he took seriously. Are you prepared for this?”
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Business Green
JULY 1, 2022
Could growing water stress prompt more companies to embrace water pricing policies? The price of water - essential for human life, nature, communities and businesses - is often subsidised , reflecting a commonly held belief that everyone should have abundant access to clean water.
Grist
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This story is part of Record High , a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Around 2 million years ago, our ancestors perfected the weirdest technique of them all: pushing water from inside our bodies to outside, a gift for enduring sweltering temperatures.
Grist
OCTOBER 9, 2019
We’re standing 10 feet below sea level,” Bryan Brock, an engineer with California’s Department of Water Resources, told me during a visit in May. The more the islands sink, the greater the pressure on the aging mounded dirt levees that keep the water back, and the greater the likelihood that they’ll fail. What’s wrong?
Grist
APRIL 20, 2022
Kathy Lenniger was running her dogsled team one day along her usual route in Fairbanks, Alaska, when she suddenly splashed into overflow, fresh water spilling on top of the snow. Collapsing trees are one of the more visible signs of permafrost; as ice thaws, the ground can slump, moving enough to overwhelm trees with shallow root systems.
Jigar Shah
MAY 21, 2019
The EPA Chief Says Clean Water Is Our Top Environmental Concern. Here’s How That Can Impact Climate Change, Too Recently, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler commented that combating climate change wasn’t his top environmental concern ; rather, he wanted to focus on the lack of clean drinking water plaguing towns across the country.
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