Posted on September 27, 2020 by Esther Chase
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About 65% of Californians drink water that originates from meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. There are almost 40 million Californians, so that’s 26 million beneficiaries. Source
Posted on September 16, 2020 by Esther Chase
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See the intersection between health-based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act and racial, ethnic, and language vulnerability across the United States. Image: Ensia/NRDC
Category: Water Literacy Tags: atrazine, AWWA, blue-green algae, California, carcinogens, contamination, cyanobacteria, drinking water, endocrine disruptors, Ensia, EPA, hexavalent chromium, Illinois, Kentucky, Lake Erie, lead, legionella, Legionnaire's, legislation, low birth weight, Michigan, neonicotinoids, New Hampshire, New Jersey, nitrate, NRDC, perchlorate, PFAS, pneumonia, pollutants, respiratory syncytial virus, SDWA
Posted on September 13, 2020 by Esther Chase
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State Revolving Funds (SRFs) provide critical support for a variety of water and wastewater projects, including drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities and stormwater pollution management. NRDC | Image: Canva Benefits: “SRFs involve federal, state, and local partnerships, thereby helping to support local economies….
Category: Water Literacy Tags: climate, CWSRF, delivery, drinking water, DWSRF, federal, government, green infrastructure, green rooftop, jobs, loans, local, municipal, nonpoint source, NRDC, pollution, source, state, stormwater, transmission, treatment plant, wastewater, watershed