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  • This Week in Water for August 26, 2018
    At This Bank You Can Make Deposits, but Withdrawals…Not So Much. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The feds are being asked to build a wall in Texas—but not to control immigration.
    Plastic bottles and straws have been in the news for contaminating waterways, but a new problem is coming into view.
    An Arizona "bank" is accepting deposits but struggling with how to arrange withdrawals.
    At least 100 nuclear power stations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia could be threatened by climate change.
    Did events in Indonesia sink Napoleon at Waterloo?
    7 min
  • Do Future Generations Have Rights to a Healthy Planet?
    Five years ago, Bob McCormick couldn’t walk a short city block without having to sit down, the pain was so bad. But remarkably, after two hip replacements and knee surgery, he’s able to walk 20 miles a day. And that, unto itself would be an amazing story, were it not for the fact of what he’s doing now. In early August, Bob McCormick left—to walk—from Denver, Colorado, to Washington, D.C.—a distance of more than 1600 miles.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for August 12, 2018
    A Jury Finds Popular Weedkiller Caused Cancer. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    In a recent trial evidence showed Monsanto had suppressed and manipulated scientific literature about its Roundup® weedkiller.
    It’s rare for U.S. Senate races to turn on environmental issues, but this one just might.
    Ocean microbes will be used as a canary in a coal mine to warn about climate change.
    Birds have been affected by climate change in the Mojave Desert as it gets warmer and drier.
    Wool, I’ll be darned.
    7 min
  • Flight Plan: How Unmanned Aircraft Are Helping Scientific Research Take Off
    The U.S. Geological Survey keeps track of how much water flows through rivers and streams across the country to help plan for shortages—or at the other extreme—brace for floods. But there are more waterways than the agency is able to track, so recently they added a new tool that will not only help them cover more ground, but help them learn more about this precious resource—all without ever touching a drop.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 29, 2018
    “Earth Overshoot Day” Is Now August 1st—and That’s Not Good. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Tensions may be increasing among Turkey, Syria, and Iraq over water.
    A $3 billion battery proposal by Los Angeles is raising concerns about Colorado River flows.
    A new study concludes that only a little more than 13 percent of oceans can truly be considered as wilderness.
    According to the Global Footprint Network, humans have consumed a year’s worth of resources in just 212 days.
    The next victim of climate change? It could be the Internet.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 22, 2018
    Can’t Think Straight? Grab a Glass of Water. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    The interim head of the EPA, Andrew Wheeler, signed new rules that relax requirements for handling toxic waste from the burning of coal.
    A proposed EPA science rule rejects...science.
    The city of Baltimore wants compensation from fossil fuel companies for having to protect itself from the effects of climate change.
    What is the "Zero Hour" movement?
    Fish are having a tough time in the Southwest—and anglers are being asked to change their practices to help.
    The record-setting heat this summer has spurred a movement to protect those who work outside—particularly farm and construction workers.
    Georgia Institute of Technology says: "Less fluid, more goofs."
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 15, 2018
    What could a Justice Kavanaugh mean for the environment? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    There are questions about whether Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh would vote to roll back EPA rules and regulations about air and water pollution.
    A significant majority of the fishing industry has just agreed to protect a creature that is about as long as your pinky finger.
    Can rivers be left- or right-handed? Yes, and it affects sea level rise.
    When oil rigs at sea are past their prime, should they be removed? Not necessarily, say scientists.
    This country will soon be the first in the world to fully divest from fossil fuels.
    7 min
  • This Week in Water for July 8, 2018
    Are there possible upsides with the new EPA chief? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.
    Indigenous peoples are celebrating the designation of two new World Heritage Sites.
    They're far from what was normal—temperatures are soaring around the globe.
    A shortage of drinking water prompted people in southwest Iran to take to the streets in protest.
    "Forest bathing" may be the best medicine.
    8 min
  • The Threat to Drinking Water from Wildfires
    Wildfires have always been a part of life in the American West, but with climate change, it’s expected they will become more frequent and more intense. While some effects of wildfires are understood, its impact on water is just starting to come into focus. H2O Radio has more.
    4 min

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