drinking water
Flint residents worry as federal government steps away from water crisis
Residents are uneasy as Michigan state and local authorities — the same ones that repeatedly said Flint's lead-contaminated water was safe — take over water distribution from the feds this weekend.
The Olympics Are Going to Be a Literal Shitshow
"Levels of sewage that have been released into the environment in Rio is so high that the likelihood of infection is imminent."
Meet the Indigenous youth who could solve Canada’s water crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to bring clean drinking water to all Indigenous communities within five years. It might fall to youth in those communities to get the job done.
Behind the Scenes of Justin Trudeau’s Visit to Shoal Lake 40 with Cut-Off Host Sarain Carson-Fox
Cut-Off meets Indigenous youth who grew up without drinking water.
On the Front Lines with the Militias Trying to Save Libya from ISIS
Check out the trailer for our upcoming episode of 'VICE' on HBO, airing June 10 at 11 PM.
Your City May Not Be Telling You That There’s Lead in Your Water
The Guardian’s investigation shows that in many cities across America, water-testing methods may underestimate levels of lead, thereby violating EPA guidelines, which were updated nine years ago.
A Letter From a Newark, New Jersey School Official Raised Concerns About Lead Contamination — In 2014
Nearly half of the city's schools switched drinking water supplies this week after tests revealed levels of lead above allowable US Environmental Protection Agency limits.
The Best Tap Water in the World Is from a Small Town in British Columbia
Michael Cervin, a food and wine (and water) critic who has been a judge since 2009, has given a perfect score for the first time to the Clearbrook municipality in Abbotsford, BC.
'Clean Up the River,' Indigenous People Tell Justin Trudeau at the UN
Three First Nations — Grassy Narrows, Shoal Lake 40 and Neskantaga — are in Geneva, Switzerland to address the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which is reviewing Canada’s human rights record.
Congress Will Look at Flint's Water Crisis — But They Won't Hear From Several Key Figures
A committee in the US House of Representatives is set to delve into what caused Flint, Michigan's mostly African-American population to be exposed to lead-tainted drinking water — and why state and federal officials were so slow to respond.
A Canadian Town Claims Companies Committed Fraud to Put a Toxic Dump Site Near Their Water Source
Shawnigan Lake is asking the British Columbia Supreme Court to overturn an environmental permit that allows 100,000 tons of waste a year to be dumped near the town's water supply.
The Drinking Water Has Been Poisoning Children in This Michigan City
A study published by Flint’s Hurley Medical Center linked the rise in elevated levels of lead in children to when Flint switched in 2014 from the using the Detroit water system to drawing water from the Flint River.