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How Far the 50-Year Chinese Blueprint for Sustainability will Shape Bangladesh’s Water Management?

Water is the lifeblood of Bangladesh, a delta nation intricately woven with rivers and wetlands. Yet, this abundance of water has paradoxically become a source of distress due to rampant pollution, unsustainable extraction, and climate-induced challenges. To address these issues…

Nearly One-Third of U.S. Residents Exposed to Dangerous, Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water, Analysis Finds

More than 97 million United States residents have been exposed to contaminants in their drinking water that are unregulated and could affect their health, a new analysis by Silent Spring Institute has found. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Hispanic and Black communities have a higher likelihood…

Photo Essay: The Military is Poisoning America’s Groundwater

By Pat Elder Aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, leaches into the ground at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan. PFAS found in drinking water near Battle Creek National Guard Base. America is experiencing one of the greatest…

Urgent Action Needed to Avoid Irreversible Groundwater Depletion

Human Wrongs Watch Daegu/Rome/Washington, D.C. – FAO, UNESCO, the World Bank, GEF and the International Association of Hydrogeologists have on 10 April 2015 called for action by the global community to manage the increasingly urgent depletion and degradation of limited…