by Liam Smith | Jun 17, 2022 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Irrigation, Population, Water
The Effect Climate Change Has on Water In Africa By Jae Warax The impact climate change has on the world is worsening – especially in the hottest climates. Amidst the problems arising and predicted for the future in the continent, vulnerable populations in...
by Liam Smith | Nov 17, 2021 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Industry, Irrigation, Oceans, Population, 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 | Nov 10, 2021 | Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Irrigation, O & G Produced Wastewater, Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created by Richard Nixon in 1970, charged with the mission of making public health policy to protect human life and the environment. Over the past 50 years, the EPA has used the best available scientific research to create...
by Liam Smith | Nov 4, 2021 | Drinking Water, Environment, Health, History, Population
Don’t drink like the Romans did, you may end up mad as a hatter! A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the prevalence of lead in its citizens contributed to the fall of the Roman empire. According to the CDC, the short-term effects of lead...
by Ellie Cabell | Aug 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health
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...
by Liam Smith | Aug 16, 2021 | Drinking Water, Health, Population, Water, Women
While the world watches Afghanistan in horror, IXWater is worried that the Taliban will overtake or cut off access to water, a critical need for sustaining life. For centuries, much water has been transported via an underground irrigation system called Qanat/Karez....
