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  • Report Judges Allowable Fluoride Levels in Water
    The National Academies releases its report on whether the Environmental Protection Agency is allowing unsafe levels of fluoride in America's drinking water.
  • Researchers measure the Eklutna glacier in Alaska to see how long the water it provides will last. The glacier supplies Anchorage with both drinking water and hydro power.
    Alaska Glacier Studied For Clues On Water Supply
    Anchorage is one of the few North American cities that depend on a glacier for most of their drinking water. The Eklutna glacier also provides some of the city's electricity, through hydro power. So a team of researchers is working to answer a very important question: How long will the glacier's water supply last?
  • Martin County Challenges New Water Standards
    Pointing to concerns about increased chemicals going into Lake Okeechobee and nearby waterways, Martin County has filed a legal challenge to...
  • House Speaker Steve Crisafulli
    State Water Policy Changes Begin To Flow
    Lawmakers appear closer to patching up differences on new statewide water policies which failed to advance earlier this year.
  • The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir. Water levels in the reservoir have been falling rapidly after a critical dam collapsed.
    A Ukrainian nuclear plant is facing a water shortage
    The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant used a large reservoir for cooling water. Now that reservoir is rapidly draining.
  • Briton Walks On Water In Human Hampster Wheel
    Chris Todd plans to cross the Irish Sea in something resembling a human hamster wheel. He walks, the wheel spins and that powers his homemade vehicle. He's covering 66 miles in two days to raise money for charity.
  • Rep. 'Auntie' Maxine Waters Getting The Spotlight
    Congresswoman Maxine Waters is having a millennial moment; her fiery attitude has turned the 78-year-old into the new political "it" girl. Her young fans even have a nickname for her: Auntie Maxine.
  • In a Healthpoint clinic in the village of Mallan in Punjab, India, lab technician Navdeep Sharma draws Suba Singh's blood sample. Part of Healthpoint's business plan is to offer cheap diagnostic tests at its clinics. Diagnosing and treating people in a single visit is one key to delivering affordable health care.
    Selling Water, Health Care In The Developing World
    Healthpoint Services says it has a business model that will not only help the world's low-income populations — but also make a profit. Based in India, the company offers patients videoconferences with doctors, cheap diagnostic tests and clean water. And it hopes to spawn imitators as it proves it can be profitable.
  • In a Healthpoint clinic in the village of Mallan in Punjab, India, lab technician Navdeep Sharma draws Suba Singh's blood sample. Part of Healthpoint's business plan is to offer cheap diagnostic tests at its clinics. Diagnosing and treating people in a single visit is one key to delivering affordable health care.
    Selling Water, Health Care In The Developing World
    Healthpoint Services says it has a business model that will not only help the world's low-income populations — but also make a profit. Based in India, the company offers patients videoconferences with doctors, cheap diagnostic tests and clean water. And it hopes to spawn imitators as it proves it can be profitable.
  • Solution Sought to Pacific Ocean Water Pollution
    Untreated wastewater flows from Tijuana, Mexico, into the Pacific Ocean near the California border. Sasha Khokha of NPR station KQED says the U.S. government is expected to endorse a much-debated treatment plant.
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