Sentences with phrase «drinking water crisis»

Overall, our assessments indicate that while some steps are being taken by the federal government to address the First Nations drinking water crisis in Canada, they fall short of the strides that are needed for this government's promises to become a reality.

Lake Erie has become increasingly susceptible to large blooms of toxin - producing cyanobacteria since 2002, potentially complicating efforts to rein in the problem in the wake of this year's Toledo drinking water crisis, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.

There are also emerging new threats as well as serious gaps in our environmental safety net, as the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, painfully demonstrates.

But Cuomo defended the state's response to the drinking water crisis during a stop in Syracuse, saying officials moved quickly when it was determined earlier this year the water was unsafe to use.

The U.S. Senate approved a stop - gap funding bill to avert a looming federal government shutdown, after Republicans and Democrats agreed to help Flint, Michigan, resolve its drinking water crisis.

That reasoning was sharply criticized by national experts, including Marc Edwards, a civil engineering professor at Virginia Tech University, who helped uncover the drinking water crisis in Flint last year and one in the nation's capital over a decade ago.

More than a decade before testing the water in Flint, Edwards engaged in a decade - long battle to expose health problems associated with the Washington D.C. lead in drinking water crisis.

Many experts at the organization «have let Mr. Ban know in no uncertain terms that his office has badly understated the scale of the drinking water crisis,» environmental analyst Roger Harrabin wrote earlier this month in his column for BBC News.

My latest project is on Flint drinking water crisis... I love nature and discovering new landscapes and cultures.

Victor Hwang and a group of water industry veterans co-found Liquidity, the company behind Naked Filter, with the humble ambition of solving the world's drinking water crisis.

The report also features stories of First Nations leadership in resolving their communities» drinking water crises.