By Sara Tipton Whether we are climate change activists or skeptics, we can all agree that we should all be doing our part to leave our Earth in the best condition possible. Sustainability isn’t always the easiest thing to accomplish considering our consumerist lifestyle in…
By Laura Pangallozzi, Binghamton University, State University of New York More than five years after Flint’s water crisis first hit the news, the city has successfully lowered the lead levels in its water. The most recently available testing, from the second half of 2018, puts…
By Mayukh Saha In a veritable twist on Jesus turning water into wine, here we have a device that turns air into water. Now, not only is that sheer genius, it is also useful considering sustainable development. After creating a shipping container that would convert…
Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, the first ever global study has discovered. Researchers looked for 14 commonly used antibiotics in rivers in 72 countries across six continents and found antibiotics at 65%…
By Neenah Payne Note: This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. Did you know that over 75% to 90% of all doctors’ visits are for health problems related…
By Emma Fiala In a shocking resignation letter dated March 28, 1999, a 3M environmental specialist accused the company of being more concerned with profits and image than environmental safety. According to Richard Purdy who penned the scathing letter, PFOS “is the most insidious pollutant…
By Emma Fiala While those who lead our cities, towns, and public utilities companies continually reassure us that they’re doing us a service and require payment to continue doing so, it is glaringly obvious that most Americans are getting a poor return on their investment….
By Dagny Taggart Contamination of public water supply systems is a very real threat (Flint, we are looking at you), but unfortunately, bottled water isn’t always safer. For years, we have known that much of the bottled water on the market is simply tap water…
By Julia Conley (CD) — As Flint, Michigan, marks five years since the city’s deadly water crisis began, a federal judge ruled in favor of residents who want to sue the federal government for not acting promptly to ensure the city had clean drinking water. Residents filed suit against…
By Melissa Dykes I was looking over some of the oldest content I put up back when I first started Truthstream Media as a blog in 2011, and I came across this letter to the editor I wrote to my local newspaper on the dangers…
By Emma Fiala Rather than combating the high levels of pesticides found in much of the food grown in the United States, the negative effects of factory farming, or the lack of clean water available to numerous communities across the country, the U.S. Food and…
By Daisy Luther McDaniel Life-Line LLC has voluntarily recalled all lots of Life-Line Water. In an analysis, the FDA found the product to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a potentially deadly bacteria, particularly for those with weakened immune…
By Elias Marat While we may primarily know Jaden Smith for his starring role in The New Karate Kid and his growing rap career, the 20-year-old son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith may actually have more tricks up his sleeve than Hollywood stardom…
By Dagny Taggart Yesterday, the Associated Press published an exclusive report with an alarming headline: “50m Gallons of Polluted Water Pours Daily From US Mine Sites.” According to the report, millions of gallons of contaminated water tainted with arsenic, lead, and other toxic metals flow…
By Daisy Luther While we would love to be able to trust the liquid flowing from our faucets, anyone who pays even half-hearted attention to the news knows that we can no longer expect safety in our drinking water unless we confirm it ourselves. The…
By Carey Wedler Communities throughout the state struggle with dangerous pollutants in their supply, but opponents of the suggested tax say there is no need to tax residents in order to solve the problem. (FEE) — California’s new governor has wasted little time continuing the state’s seemingly…
By April McCarthy Humans can get by in the most basic of shelters, can scratch together a meal from the most humble of ingredients. But we can’t survive without clean water. And in places where water is scarce–the world’s deserts, for example–getting water to people…
by Julia Conley A new study of sea turtles in three oceans and seas drove home the point, green campaigners said Wednesday, that the world’s governments and corporations are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution—and marine life is suffering as a result. One hundred and…
By Struggling Utilitarian Living in Cape Town South Africa, after we have gained experience with rolling blackouts, our city (and surrounds) ran out of water … a first-world major metropolis ran out of water. This is my summation of what happened and how we personally…
Two-Thirds of Americans Drink Industrial Waste Daily New evidence reveals additional dangers of adding fluoride to drinking water. Action Alert! Fluoride has been added to drinking water in towns across the United States since 1945 for the purpose of improving dental health. Now, 66% of people…
