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We’re in a perilous moment for water. But the Church Sampler is one of the many devices scientists can use help us make better decisions.
"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one."
The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
Drought, a legacy of overpumping, and now military strikes are driving the country’s fragile water and food systems to the brink.
"It's our job, our inherent right, to take care of the Klamath Basin and its river.”
But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.
The state legislature passed a bill that will add a surcharge for customers in the short term, but should pay it back more than 10-fold over the next 20 years.
The state’s largest ever settlement for “forever chemicals" holds DuPont and its spin-offs accountable for contamination at four sites and ensures taxpayers won't be left with the cleanup bill.
