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Water Chlorination and 12 Other Lifesaving Innovations That Rarely Get Credit

By Adam Voiland - Health - September 25, 2008

100 years ago, Jersey City became the first city to chlorinate its drinking water. more >>

What the Great Lakes Compact Means for Bottled Water

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - September 24, 2008

Legislation will place no restriction on bottled water companies. more >>

Hot Docs: Obama, McCain in Dead Heat; Bottled Water or Tap?; Reading the News at Work

Nation & World - September 19, 2008

Today's selection of timely reports. more >>

Is Your Drinking Water Giving You Diabetes?

By Adam Voiland - Health - August 19, 2008

Arsenic, a common trace contaminant in well water, has been linked to type 2 diabetes. more >>

New Clock Suggests Water Can Ease Our Energy Problems

By David LaGesse - Dave's Download - July 25, 2008

But physicists say potatoes have the same potential, which isn’t much. more >>

Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones

Health - July 25, 2008

Lemonade a safer choice for men over 40 seeking to avoid them, study says more >>

Fiji Water Chimes In on Bottled Versus Tap

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 15, 2008

The green bottler tells us why bottled water has such a bad rap—and how they're trying to change it. more >>

Global Warming Linked to Heightened Kidney Stone Risk

Health - July 14, 2008

Study predicts up to 2.2 million additional cases in U. more >>

Poland Spring, Vintage 2008

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 14, 2008

Are the environmental aspects of bottled water any match for its snob appeal? more >>

Bottled Water: as Terrible as We Suspected

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 11, 2008

Despite bottlers' green claims, Swiss study says that their impact is 1,000 times as great as tap. more >>

Should All Public Art Be Green?

By Maura Judkis - Fresh Greens - July 7, 2008

Olafur Eliasson's "Waterfalls" are green. Should we select future projects on the same basis? more >>

Extinctions of Early Life Probably Happened Slowly Over Time, Not With a Bang

Science - June 26, 2008

The ocean is the primary cause of the world's mass extinctions over the past 500 million years. more >>

Too Much Sunshine? Los Angeles Tries for Rain

Nation & World - June 17, 2008

Cloud-seeding program seeks to replenish water supplies. more >>

Gulf Dead Zone Likely to Set Record

Nation & World - June 12, 2008

Area is expected to be 20 percent larger than the record-setting dead zone of 2002. more >>

Just in Time for Summer, the Skinny on Water

By Katherine Hobson - On Fitness - May 30, 2008

The average person doesn't need eight glasses a day. more >>

Environmentalists Score a Win Against "Invasive Species"

Nation & World - April 25, 2008

The House of Representatives passed the restriction of discharge of ballast water from oceangoing ships more >>

Rivers Great and Small Can Fight Pollution, If Given A Chance

Science - March 12, 2008

A national study shows that even little streams can pack a punch when it comes to pollution control. more >>

Keeping Medicine Out of the Water

By January W. Payne - Health - March 12, 2008

Four steps to environmentally correct drug disposal more >>

Water, Water Everywhere—for Investors

By Katy Marquardt - Money - February 8, 2008

With population growing and water works aging, a range of companies may be in for growth spurts. more >>

Water and Overpopulation

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 2, 2007

Southern drought dispute won't address the long-term issue, too many people fighting for a scarce resource. more >>