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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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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Bottled water—the essence of life as commodity
A new book co-authored by Deakin University academic Dr Emily Potter exposes the secret life of bottled water, one of the most controversial products in the world.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2015
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Water plant upgrade quenches Wiluna's thirst
Wiluna residents will have tastier and healthier drinking water thanks to a $1.7 million water treatment plant upgrade.
Environment
Aug 17, 2015
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Indonesia arrests man selling protected eagles on Facebook
Indonesian police posing as wildlife buyers have arrested a suspected trafficker for selling protected eagles on Facebook, an official said Wednesday.
Ecology
Jul 8, 2015
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Californians struggle for 'normal life,' without water
A washing machine stands in the middle of Maria Jimenez's California yard, like a redundant relic of modern life. Nearby are several rented mobile toilets, no longer in use.
Environment
Jun 30, 2015
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Rare birds jammed inside water bottles in Indonesia
Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare birds, mostly yellow-crested cockatoos, jammed inside plastic water bottles in his luggage.
Ecology
May 6, 2015
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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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Montana city gets OK to drink water after oil spill in river
Thousands of people in an eastern Montana city were told Thursday they can resume using tap water after tests showed no further signs of contamination from a weekend oil spill into a nearby river.
Environment
Jan 23, 2015
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Montana city to hear if water safe to drink after oil spill
Initial tests show water supplies in a Montana city show no sign of a cancer-causing element for the first time since they were contaminated by a weekend crude oil spill, a state official said Thursday, raising hopes that ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2015
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