by Liam Smith | October 22, 2021 | History, Industry, Population
Why does the United States of America, the world’s largest economy for over 150 years, not use the Metric System? In short….Pirates, because doesn’t every good story involve pirates? The foot has been used as a unit of measure since antiquity, just not...
by Liam Smith | October 19, 2021 | Agriculture, History, Water
Nonrenewable 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 | September 20, 2021 | Drinking Water, History, Location, Population, Water
After 24 years without clean drinking water, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, located on the Ontario-Manitoba border, is celebrating drinking water that meets national standards thanks to a new water treatment center. The new facility went into construction in 2019 costing...
by Liam Smith | August 23, 2021 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, History, Irrigation, Location, Uncategorized, Water
The Colorado River system supplies 40 million people in seven western states and Mexico and irrigates more than 5 million acres of farmland on its way to Mexico and the Gulf of California. The Colorado River’s water is divided into two sections, the Upper Basin and...
by Ellie Cabell | August 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health, History
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 Ellie Cabell | April 19, 2021 | Environment, History, Industrial Pollution, Water
oxford.com defines the water cycle as, The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and...
