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Cone Denim tackles water crisis with new fabric
2020-11-19 11:38:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US-based Cone Denim has unveiled a new selvage denim fabric in support of efforts to end the global water crisis and increase access to clean water around the world.
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Looming crisis of diminishing fresh Water Reserve :: S Kunjabihari
2016-07-10 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
E Pao Net: Peter Rogers observed, "As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable". Peter Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University. He is also Senior Adviser to the 'Global Water Partnership', an organization devoted to improving global water management practices. According to him, models examining the effects of climate change and population and economic growth on water availability by 2025...
California's water crisis not on radar of presidential candidates
2016-05-29 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
OC register: The 20th century dams and canals that gave birth to modern California -- to San Francisco, to Los Angeles, to the San Joaquin Valley farms that feed the nation -- are near the end of their engineered lives. The rivers and aquifers they tap are, simply, tapped out. The state's record drought, only dented by last winter's rains, comes amid a 16-year dry spell in the Colorado River basin, which provides 16 percent of California's water. The basin's giant reservoirs are dwindling and may never fill...
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Flint water crisis brings harsh words for state from county health officials
2016-03-29 20:10:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
Genesee County health officials told state lawmakers on Tuesday that a lack of communication from state agencies hampered their agency's response to the Flint water crisis. It was the first time county health officials have testified on the city's water crisis, which includes elevated blood lead levels being discovered in some of the city's youngest residents and a potential connection to a Legionnaire's Disease outbreak that left 10 dead.
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Full report on Flint water crisis highly critical
2016-03-25 17:44:12| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan's government on Monday released goals to help the city of Flint recover from a health crisis caused by the lead contamination of its drinking water. "It's not about motivation".
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