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[Link] Microplastics Are Everywhere: Land, Sea And Air
Read: 17/11/2021 hackaday.com
Plastics took off in the 20th century, with the new class of materials finding all manner of applications that metal, wood and paper simply couldn’t deliver on. Every field from electronics to the packaging of food found that plastics could play a role.
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[Link] Biggest US reservoir declares historic shortage, forcing water cuts across west
Read: 17/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Officials have declared a dire water shortage at Lake Mead, the US’s largest reservoir, triggering major water cuts in Arizona and other western states.
[Link] Private provider lodges application to hike Mount Compass water supply charge by 682 per cent
Read: 4/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
An application to increase the supply charge of water from $92 a quarter to $722 for residents of a South Australian town has been lodged just months after an application by the private provider to increase annual bills by about 260 per cent was rejected.
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[Link] Canada reaches C$8bn clean water deal with First Nations after decades-long battle
Read: 3/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Canada’s federal government has reached a C$8bn settlement in two class-action lawsuits with First Nations communities over access to clean drinking water.
[Link] People Are Stealing Water in California at Record Rates for Illegal Weed Farms
Read: 28/7/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au
Cannabis needs water to grow, but water is scarce in California right now. The state is experiencing a record-breaking megadrought which has been exacerbated by this summer’s extreme heat. Some weed growers are resorting to stealing water to make sure they have enough to tend to their farms.
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[Link] Technician for water co. linked to liver failure says his dog got liver illness
Read: 15/5/2021 arstechnica.com
The lead water technician for Real Water—a Las Vegas-based company that produces “alkalized” bottled water now linked to liver failure cases—testified that he had no relevant experience to be a water technician when he was promoted to the position last August.
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