University suggests students not drink water because of lead
A New Jersey university has disconnected water fountains and handed out bottled water in dorms after finding elevated lead levels.
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Sep 1, 2016
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Chemical leak in W.Va. shows gaps in research, policy
The chemical leak that contaminated drinking water in the Charleston, W.Va., area last month put in sharp relief the shortcomings of the policies and research that apply to thousands of chemicals in use today. An article ...
Environment
Feb 19, 2014
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Mexico City bets on tap water law to change habit
"Drink the water." It's a suggestion alien to Mexico City residents who have long shunned tap water in favor of the bottled kind and to the throngs of tourists who visit the city each year, bringing with them fears of "Montezuma's ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2014
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Marketing lessons from a hurricane: Research finds the effects of brand-switching are only temporary
Using data from pre- and post-hurricane purchasing of consumer-packaged goods (CPG), new research has found that while consumers may switch brands in the lead-up to a natural disaster, they will likely switch back to their ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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Music festivals go cleaner, greener
Every summer, tens of thousands of people across Australia revel in live outdoor music, staying for a day or pitching their tents for a weekend. When the music dies, however, what's left may be less appealing – a churned-up ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2015
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US urges Illinois city to give customers bottled water
Federal regulators are recommending that an Illinois city provide bottled water or filters to residents affected by high levels of lead in their drinking water.
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet
The current global food and beverage system is unsustainable.
Ecology
Jan 4, 2024
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Waste in the World of COVID-19
At the beginning of 2020, eight states and dozens of cities had banned single-use plastic bags. Environmental activists and proponents of a zero waste economy were finally gaining momentum as the cultural shift of carrying ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2020
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EU seeks to give millions better access to drinking water (Update)
The European Union proposed Thursday giving millions of people in the 28-nation bloc better access to safe tap water and reduce water consumption via wasteful plastic bottles.
Environment
Feb 1, 2018
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Montana city tries to fix water system tainted by oil spill (Update)
Authorities scrambled to decontaminate a water system serving 6,000 eastern Montana residents after a cancer-causing component of oil was found downstream of a Yellowstone River pipeline spill.
Environment
Jan 21, 2015
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