Sentences with phrase «water crisis in»

The water crisis in Flint is unique in many respects, but the city isn't alone in facing allegations regarding lead in the water supply.

And the sad fact is, we already have the technology to begin to alleviate the effects of the water crisis in many areas, even where lack of access to adequate power or fuel keeps water pumps idle, and yet tens of thousands of our fellow humans are still dying every day from water and sanitation related causes.

Matt Damon The talented Mr. Damon has been a good shepherd for the earth, narrating the documentary Running the Sahara and participating in the related awareness campaign about the water crisis in Africa.

The impacts of global climate disruption are already manifesting themselves and already costing the world hugely in human lives and well - being, as well as economically (check out CA's Imperial Valley, the water crisis in Israel, the permanent dry climate settling over the US Southwest, the desertification underway in Spain, Germany, etc..)

But there's another category of local architecture that might not be as famous, and that is currently being threatened by the growing water crisis in India: the magnificent stepwell.

From San Francisco to Sao Paulo, we see evidence of the global water crisis in decade - long droughts, devastating floods, and out - of - control wildfires.

This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry talks about Flint's role in the democratic race for president, and Governor Snyder volunteering to testify about the Flint water crisis in front of Congress.

Just as a federal state of emergency for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan ended, the government had a new disaster to focus on.

Why a water crisis in Atlanta now?

Katie Valentine at Think Progress looks at the growing water crisis in the US Southwest, where New Mexico's Elephant Butte reservoir «currently holds just 3 percent of the water it held in the 1980s and 1990s»

Mark, you can tell Steven that the real reason they're having a water crisis in Cali is not the water feed.

An artwork that calls attention to the water crisis in Flint by bottling its tap water and selling it in Detroit at What Pipeline.

Chin's work often reflects on current events — this time around, his concerns include the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and rising sea levels brought on by climate change — while also seeking ways to bring art to a broader audience.

Her 2016 Flint is Family body of work traces the lives of three generations of women living through the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Frazier will present «Flint is Family (2016 - 2017), a series of works exploring the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the effects on its residents during one of the most devastating man - made ecological disasters in U.S history.

The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the killing of several unarmed black people by Police and the water crisis in Flint, Michigan are only two of countless examples showcasing how systematic racism is still alive and well in America today.

The photograph is from her 2016 work Flint is Family, where Frazier spent five months with three generations of Flint women who suffer and still thrive as they face the water crisis in Flint — «the worst man - made environmental catastrophe in recent national memory.»

WHILE THERE IS CURRENTLY A WATER CRISIS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, OUR APARTMENT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO WATER 24/7.

The following lesson plan and classroom resources ask students to compare the water crisis facing Flint, Michigan to a different water crisis in China.

For example, in Social Studies, they are creating a fictional school for students in Pakistan, while in Language Arts they are learning about the water crisis in Sudan.

Have students analyze the water crisis in California.

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'» Congressman Matt Cartwright, challenging Governor Rick Snyder on his handling of the water crisis in Flint, Mi.

Denver — The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, increased the stress levels of community residents, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association's 2016 Annual -LSB-...]

The ongoing water crisis in Cape Town is causing the city to take drastic measures.

Details of the water crisis in Baghdad are sketchy.

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan highlights a number of serious problems: a public health outbreak, inadequate urban infrastructure, environmental injustice and political failures.

The first fruits of the deals announced in Washington DC are expected to include a large dam on the River Yarmuk, a tributary of the River Jordan, to relieve a worsening water crisis in Jordan.

My strong interest in research, especially in environmental systems analysis and optimization, as well as my strong will to address the water crisis in China, drew me to my current area of research; more than 8 projects I have led or participated in enabled me to appreciate considerable savings benefited from engineering optimization.

But additional buildup of coal - to - natural - gas projects could also create an environmental nightmare because producing the gas will emit huge amounts of carbon dioxide and worsen the water crisis in China's arid western regions.

We're facing a growing water crisis in the Middle East, especially in Jordan and in some of the Arab areas adjoining Israel.

Edwards delivered the meeting's keynote address focusing on U.S. public water health crises, including the ongoing lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan that began in 2015 and the lead water crisis in Washington D.C., in 2000 - 2004 both of which he helped uncover.

at Hoosick Falls Central School regarding the water crisis in Hoosick Falls.

Speaking to a crowd of around 2,000 who waited for hours in the cold to hear the address at Cohoes High School in the Albany area, Clinton focused on economic issues, saying she'd push for rebuilding crumbling infrastructures, and mentioning the ongoing water crisis in nearby Hoosick Falls.

Clare Myers, third from left, spoke as students held an emergency news conference Feb. 12, 2016, at Hoosick Falls Central School regarding the water crisis in Hoosick Falls.

In addition, the Senate and Assembly approved a bill, spurred by the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, which would increase the statute of limitations and give anyone who becomes sick from toxic exposure three years to file a lawsuit after a Superfund site is declared.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing on the lead - tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich..

That lack of response demonstrates the difficulties looming for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration as it seeks to respond to a water crisis in a predominately minority city of 30,000 residents, many of whom are poor.

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.

Additionally, Enck stepped in to draw state attention to the Hoosick Falls water crisis in which alarming levels of

Additionally, Enck stepped in to draw state attention to the Hoosick Falls water crisis in which alarming levels of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their water sources.

The Northern Regional Security Council visited the site to enforce the law and avert a potential water crisis in the Tamale Metropolis and beyond.

Additionally, the possibility of legislation addressing the water crisis in Hoosick Falls appeared to effectively die after Sen. Kathy Marchione decided to amend her legislation at the last minute, blocking her own chamber from voting on it before its scheduled adjournment.

«Coming from a country that for many decades suffered existential threats due to water shortages, I hope that Ghana does not find herself facing a water crisis in the future.»

The New York crisis follows last year's water crisis in Flint, Mich., over dangerous levels of lead in the city's drinking water.

The water crisis in Hoosick Falls has risen in the news in recent weeks when the cancer - causing substance known as PFOA was found at strikingly high levels in blood tests on residents.

On Nov. 16, Investigative Post reporter Dan Telvock will discuss his award - winning coverage of lead poisoning in Buffalo and moderate a panel discussion with three experts, including Marc Edwards, who helped expose the water crisis in Flint, Mi.

In addition, the Senate and Assembly approved a bill, spurred by the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, that would increase the statute of limitations and give anyone who becomes sick from toxic exposure three years to file a lawsuit after a Superfund site is declared.

In addition, the Senate and Assembly approved a bill, spurred by the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, that would increase the statute of limitations and give anyone who becomes sick from toxic exposure three years after a Superfund site is declared to file a lawsuit.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.