Water & Oceans

Climate Change Identified As Main Driver Of Worsening Drought In U.S. West

"New research shows global warming has become the dominant driver of worsening droughts in the Western U.S. Scientists say the severity of future droughts will be determined largely by how much more planet-heating gases humans release into the atmosphere."

Source: LA Times, 11/08/2024
November 25, 2024

DEADLINE: The Water Desk's Rio Grande Journalist Training & Workshop

To equip journalists to better understand the river's history, its current legal cases and future challenges, The Water Desk is hosting an expenses-paid training program for journalists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 29-31, 2025. Story coverage funding available post-training. Apply by Nov 25.

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Napa Valley Landfill Dumped Toxic Waste Into Waterways For Decades: Suit

"A California landfill has been illegally dumping toxic waste into the Napa River for years, polluting waters that feed a valley known around the world for the quality of its vineyards, according to a federal lawsuit filed by landfill employees."

Source: The New Lede, 11/06/2024

Threatened: Mexico City’s Floating Gardens Have Fed People For Centuries

"Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family’s chinampa — one of the islands first built up by the Aztecs with fertile mud from the bottom of a lake that, later drained, would one day become Mexico City."

Source: AP, 11/05/2024

L.A. County Sues Pepsi And Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution

"Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic."

Source: LA Times, 11/05/2024

"Trump Will Push To Get Fluoride Out Of Drinking Water, RFK Jr. Says"

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged Saturday that a future Trump administration would seek to remove fluoride from drinking water as a Day 1 goal, reversing a decades-old intervention widely credited for boosting public health."

Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2024

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