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...
by Ellie Cabell | April 19, 2021 | Environment, History, Industrial Pollution, Social Media, 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...
by Ellie Cabell | August 11, 2020 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, History, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Location, Social Media, Water
The temperature along Colorado’s Western Slope is rising twice as fast as the average around the world. 20 years of drought and warming temperatures have decreased Colorado River water flow 20% in the last 50 years. Because of climate change, including regional...