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Tag Archives: Water
A cave-diving photographer on ‘swimming though the veins of the Earth’
Underwater cave photographer Jill Heinerth boldly swims where no one has swum before
These chemicals in North American waters could spark a health crisis in Canada
Opinion: PFAS chemicals are toxic, likely already in our bodies, and will outlive us—and while research continues, towns in Michigan and beyond are finding them in their water
Money alone won’t solve the water crisis in Indigenous communities
Opinion: There’s funding and political will, but only collaboration and integrated training in the communities themselves will provide a true solution
The risks facing Canada’s drinking water
Opinion: We shouldn’t be framing a discussion about water in isolation of considerations like infrastructure
As a water crisis looms in Cape Town, could it happen in Canada?
Opinion: In Canada, we think of ourselves as the water wealthy country, but we aren’t immune to water shortages or disasters
Cape Town: What happens when a city of four million runs out of water?
South Africa’s second-largest city looks down the barrel of ‘Day Zero,’ when it will officially turn off the tap
Gallery: Sewer art
Michael Cook photographs the beauty found in long-closed tunnels deep below the ground
Photos: Edward Burtynsky’s water world
The photographer behind ‘Manufactured Landscapes’ has a new project, spanning five years and 10 countries
The cost of clean water
The Harper government announced yesterday that it will invest $330.8 million over two years “to sustain progress made to build and renovate water and wastewater infrastructure on reserve and to support the development of a long-term strategy to improve water quality in First Nation communities.” The funding commitment is about nine and a half months old, having first been made in the budget. At that time the Assembly of First Nations deemed it insufficient.