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New MIT tech turns desert air into safe drinking water

Fast Company

An innovative and potentially impactful new device can turn air into drinkable water, even in the driest climates. The tool, which comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, could be a huge step toward making safe drinking water worldwide a reality. The lack thereof impacts 2.2 billion people, per a study on the invention, which was recently published in the journal Nature Water.   Click here to read the story.

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report

The Guardian

Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

Researchers apply for money to further study elevated manganese in Whitehorse groundwater

CBC

Researchers studying groundwater in the Whitehorse area have applied for more funding to focus on elevated manganese levels in the Whitehorse copper belt. Two new monitoring wells have already been installed in the copper belt area.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

A Win for Farmers and Tribes Brings New Hope to the Klamath

Yale Environment 360

n the long-contentious Klamath River watershed, an experiment that turned a barley field into a wetland not only improved water quality. It also offered a path forward for restoring populations of two endangered fish species that are of cultural importance to Native tribes.   Click here to read the story.

Researchers uncover cause of uranium groundwater contamination

EurekAlert!

A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology and led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health identifies the hidden geological mechanisms behind widespread uranium contamination in Eastern Karnataka, India, where 78 percent of tested groundwater exceeds safe drinking limits for uranium, and some groundwater uranium contamination reaches levels 75 times the U.S. EPA limit. Uranium exposure can affect kidneys, bones, and the liver, yet contamination often goes undetected.   Click here to read the story.

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