Worsening #WaterScarcity and fish dying en masse is flaming tensions between government agencies, farmers, and Native Americans. Droughts exacerbated by #ClimateChange raise critical #water issues across the American West.
#ClimateAction#ClimateCrisis
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Water use is more expansive than most people realize. Think about water footprints the next time you go grocery shopping!
#water#Sustainability#ClimateAction#agriculture
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Even with new #laws and clean-up efforts, the lingering effects of #pollution won’t simply disappear. Neither will many of the industrial agriculture practices that caused it. There are fears that Mead’s trauma may be repeated in other small towns.
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The amount of #freshwater we consume outpaces the amount of freshwater produced by nature’s hydrological process. We must reduce our enormous #water footprint to ensure survival. Learn about water footprints in our latest #blog#sustainable#ClimateAction
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New study argues that "researchers and policymakers need to stop seeing microplastics as a single contaminant, but rather understand they are multiple contaminants in one tiny package."
#water#microplastics#ClimateAction#Plastic
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We love learning about #innovations! Read more about how this new material can collect drinkable #water from the air (both day and night) by combining two water-harvesting technologies into one.
#Sustainability#technology#ClimateAction
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Lead pipes are a critical #health & #infrastructure concern. #Bipartisan support for pipe replacement will protect millions of people from drinking unsafe water. According to #Biden, these pipes are “a clear and present danger to our children’s health.”
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"Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe."
#plastic#ClimateAction#ClimateEmergency#Sustainability
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We support immediate legislative action on #PFAS. These dangerous "forever chemicals" have no place in our #water supply. We need remediation and regulation to solve this problem.
#Congress#Biden#environment#Health
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"So long as the world continues to warm, no amount of new dams can resuscitate a gasping resource [water]. Doing all the right things — growing more food and building smarter communities with less water — can only go so far."
https://t.co/s4J8gsjDec
#GlobalWarming#ClimateAction
Think of coral reefs as the canary in the coal mine. #ClimateChange is threatening this critical aspect of Earth's ecosystem. We must protect and conserve reefs.
#ClimateEmergency#ocean#GlobalWarming#water
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According to new studies, #PFAS contamination in breast milk is likely a universal problem. This could have serious #health effects on #newborns.
#chemicals#toxic
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In the #EPA's latest report, they noted that the destruction of Alaska's year-round permafrost, loss of winter ice on the Great Lakes, and rise in summer heat waves in US cities signal that #ClimateChange is intensifying.
#ClimateAction#ClimateCrisis
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The #Biden administration approves the 1st large-scale offshore wind farm in the US. Biden aims to fight #ClimateChange by shifting away from #fossilfuels, but the plan has generated opposition from some local fishermen and environmentalists
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#ClimateAction
California expanded its #drought emergency declaration due to “acute water supply shortages” in northern and central parts of the state. Officials fear that a dry spring may cause another difficult #wildfire season.
https://t.co/YsywkIwLBB
#California#water#ClimateCrisis
Our non-profit, @wateremissaries, empowers young adults to become #water innovators and advocates! Water Emissaries is looking for participants in their pilot program. Read more about this exciting opportunity in our #blog!
https://t.co/7A9U2ezOwS
#ClimateAction#sustainable
Biden's new “America the Beautiful” report aims to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. We applaud this goal and are eager to see more specifics on the plan.
https://t.co/OZltMZtxiv
#water#Biden#ClimateAction#conservation