Florida is poised to become 2nd state to ban fluoride from public water systems
CityNews Everywhere Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral […]
Mexico and US reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing
ABC News Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers […]
Halifax expanding Sackville river floodplain for first time in decades
CBC Halifax is expanding the Sackville rivers floodplain and development restrictions that come with it, bringing applause from advocates but concerns from homeowners worried about property values. Click here […]
Saint John River water levels on the rise after heavy weekend rain
CTV News Heavy rain and warm temperatures melted virtually all the remaining snowpack. There was enough rain that we will see an increase in water levels along the Saint John […]
York Region achieves perfect water quality scores for 2024
Water Canada York Regional Council received the 2024 Drinking Water Systems Memo sharing The Regional Municipality of York scored 100% in Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks drinking water […]
What We Can Learn from Water, a Great Force of Life
The Free Press All forms of life have a relationship with water. Water droplets in our breath connect us intimately, as we learned during the pandemic. Nishnaabeg think of water […]
This region nearly ran out of water. Locals and experts say other Canadian towns should pay attention
CBC In five of the last eight summers, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has implemented stage 4 watering restrictions, the highest level, which ban all outdoor water use. That […]
Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers
The Guardian We have forgotten that our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has. Our relationship with fresh water has become intensely instrumentalised, privatised and monetised: river understood […]
25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
The Conversation – United States In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of […]
Major dust-up for water in the Colorado River
EurekAlert! The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the Southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. Drought and overuse have left the river […]