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'Incredibly Important Step' Toward Restorative Justice as Tribes, Dem Governors, and Klamath Dam Owner Announce Salmon Restoration Plan

<p>Standing at the edge of the Klamath River in rural Northern California, a man from the Yurok Tribe uses a dip net to catch fish, the way his ancestors have done for centuries past. (Photo: Justin Lewis/Getty Images)</p>

'This Is a Really, Really Big Deal': Michigan Gov. Moves to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline to Protect Great Lakes

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Environmental and Indigenous activists welcomed a move by the Michigan governor Friday to shut down the Line 5 pipelines. (Photo: Jeffness/CC)

"Enbridge has imposed on the people of Michigan an unacceptable risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes that could devastate our economy and way of life."

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As Congress Drags Feet on Covid-19 Relief, 120+ Groups Urge CDC Director to Issue National Water Shutoff Moratorium

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A sign reminds residents to 'Wash Hands Often' on the quiet streets of Monterey Park, California on March 26, 2020 as people stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

"Water is essential for disinfecting and controlling the spread of Covid-19...

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WATCH: Tlaib and Rouda Call for National Moratorium on Water Shutoffs During Pandemic

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A pair of House Democrats are demanding a national moratorium on water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Shenhung Lin/cc/flickr)

The Democrats are pressuring the head of the CDC to use his authority to help...

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Millions of households throughout the U.S. are vulnerable to utility shutoffs next month as state moratoriums expire. (Photo: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

'National Human Disaster' Looms as Utility Shutoff Moratoriums Come to an End Across US

Coal ash contaminated water, which is colorized from the heavy metals, runs from the coal ash pond D via the toe drain to the nearby creek and finally into the Potomac River in Dumfries, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. (Photo: Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'Another Toxic Giveaway': Trump EPA Blasted for Rollback of Coal Plant Wastewater Rules

Underneath the floating debris in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo: NOAA – Marine Debris Program)

Activists Demand Bolder Efforts to Address Pollution After Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Organs

In this 2014 file photo, a worker from Homrich prepares to turn off water supply to a home in Detroit, Michigan over an unpaid utility bill. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Coalition of Over 500 Faith Leaders Demand Utility Shutoff Moratorium During Pandemic

'Inappropriate, Unjust, and Unreasonable': 300+ Groups Slam Duckworth Water Privatization Bill

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From Fossil Fuel Companies to Schools, 350+ Facilities Stopped Tracking Water Pollution Under EPA's Temporary Pandemic Policy

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'A Water Emergency Threatens Every Corner of Our Country': Analysis Shows 80% Spike in US Utility Bills Over 8 Years

'Illegal, Unscientific, and Unconscionable': Despite Risk of Brain Damage to Infants, Trump EPA Won't Regulate Rocket Fuel Additive for Water Supplies

A protester is seen holding a placard calling for a stop to the Williams natural gas pipeline during a demonstration held on Center Street adjacent to City Hall Park in New York City.

In 'Targeted Strike' Against Environmental and Racial Justice, Trump EPA Curbs State Power to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects

'Shameful Does Not Even Begin to Describe' Trump EPA Decision on Chemical Known to Damage Children's Brains

Demonstrators at an Earth Day 2017 event carry signs promoting science and challenging President Donald Trump's agenda.

Ex-EPA Officials Mark 50th Earth Day With Scathing Snapshot of How Trump 'Is Hurting People and the Natural World'

A sign on a farm trailer reading "Food grows where water flows" hangs over dry, cracked mud at the edge of a farm April 16, 2009 near Buttonwillow, California. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

Emerging Climate-Fueled Megadrought in Western US Rivals Any Over Past 1,200 Years: Study

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Making Polluters Pay In Flint Et Al

Joining the furious voices of poisoned Flint residents seeking even "an ounce of accountability," Green For All marked Earth Day by launching a national campaign calling on polluters to pay for what they break via a modified carbon tax to be invested back into the communities they trash. The campaign will start in Flint, where, says one resident, "People out here are mad as hell."

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Food & Water Watch

120+ Organizations Call on CDC to Issue Nationwide Water Shutoff Moratorium During Pandemic

Food & Water Watch

Merger of World's Biggest Water Corporations Creates Dangerous Monopoly...

Food & Water Watch

As COVID Continues to Rage, 57 Million People Have Lost Protections from Home Water Shutoffs

Center for Biological Diversity

New Data Underscores Urgent Need for Federal Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs

Stand.earth

COVID-19 Cruise Restrictions Prevent Over 30 Billion Litres of Pollution Dumping Into Canada's Pacific Waters...

Earthjustice

Earthjustice Statement on Final Court Decision in Klamath River Water Rights Case

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Juan Cole

Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of Geopolitics, Incites Warfare Between Egypt and Ethiopia

Nakiya Wakes

What the Flint Water Crisis Meant for My Family

Lee DeVito

Democrats Much Too Excited About Rick Snyder Endorsing Joe Biden

Maude Barlow

Our Race Against the Clock to Affirm Water as a Human Right

GRAIN

Agro-Imperialism in the Time of Covid-19

Shanna Hanbury

Studies Reveal Climate Tipping Points Could Be Here Much Sooner Than We Thought

Derrick Z. Jackson

The EPA’s Dirty Water: New Rule Discards Science, Ignores Importance of Wetlands and Tributaries

Markie Miller, Crystal Jankowski

Abolish Earth Day

Vi Bui

Fighting COVID-19 Starts With Universal Access to Water and Sanitation

Negin Owliaei

The Detroit Organizers Long Demanding Water Justice