by Liam Smith | November 17, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Industry, Irrigation, Location, Oceans, Population, Social Media, Water
Water infrastructure on the island of Puerto Rico desperately needs funding in order to be capable of supplying clean water to all residents. The 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card found that the island needs to increase infrastructure by $1 billion...
by Liam Smith | October 26, 2021 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Location, Social Media
With weather conditions changing around the world, Iraq and Syria are seeing unprecedented drought. Crops are not growing and people and animals cannot access potable water. A report composed by 13 aid groups operating in the middle east warned that the situation is...
by Liam Smith | October 19, 2021 | Agriculture, History, Social Media, Water
Non-renewable groundwater extraction in the U.S. is estimated to have more than doubled since 1960 and is projected to at least double again by the end of the century. There are several negative impacts to the local environment that result from excessive nonrenewable...
by Liam Smith | October 14, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, Irrigation, O & G Produced Wastewater, Population, Water
The world isn’t necessarily running out of water, it just isn’t in the right place. While the American East Coast has a wet season, the American West Coast has declared its first-ever water shortage. 2.5% of the water on earth is freshwater with the remaining water...
by Liam Smith | August 26, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, Irrigation, Location, Population, Social Media, Wastewater, Water
According to Israel’s Minister of Strategic and Public Diplomacy, “nearly 90 percent of our waste water is recycled…That’s around four times higher than any other country in the world.” In fact, 25% of the water used in Israel comes from recycling, bringing water...
by Ellie Cabell | August 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health, History, Social Media
Chlorpyrifos was developed as a nerve agent during World War II. In 1965, Dow Chemical began selling it as an insecticide to control soil-borne foliage and insects. Research has shown a strong link between chlorpyrifos and brain damage in children. There is further...
