KSRTC introduces ‘KL-15’ bottled water at ₹13 inside buses to help passengers beat the summer heat. Drivers and conductors will earn incentives as rollout begins across Kerala depots. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/beat-the-heat-ksrtc-launches-kl-15-bottled-drinking-water-voy34lg1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KSRTC #KL15 #DrinkingWater
North Vancouver chlorine plant expansion rejection raises drinking water concerns
The company had been seeking rezoning approval to continue operations on land adjacent to its current location, but that land is managed by the District of North Vancouver.
#Canada #Economy #Politics #liquidchlorine
https://globalnews.ca/news/11803364/north-vancouver-chlorine-plant-expansion-rejection-canada-drinking-water-concerns/
North Vancouver chlorine plant expansion rejection raises drinking water concerns
The company had been seeking rezoning approval to continue operations on land adjacent to its current location, but that land is managed by the District of North Vancouver.
#Canada #Economy #Politics #liquidchlorine
https://globalnews.ca/news/11803364/north-vancouver-chlorine-plant-expansion-rejection-canada-drinking-water-concerns/
North Vancouver chlorine plant expansion rejection raises drinking water concerns
The company had been seeking rezoning approval to continue operations on land adjacent to its current location, but that land is managed by the District of North Vancouver.
#Canada #Economy #Politics #liquidchlorine
https://globalnews.ca/news/11803364/north-vancouver-chlorine-plant-expansion-rejection-canada-drinking-water-concerns/
Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?

Javier Milei’s revisions to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists

The Guardian
Drinking water near coasts is under threat worldwide: A recent study shows how the salinization of groundwater due to over-abstraction and rising sea levels is becoming a global problem // #DrinkingWater #groundwater #water #seawater #MainzUniversity
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/04/14/drinking-water-near-coasts-is-under-threat-worldwide
Drinking water near coasts is under threat worldwide

High lead levels found in schools' drinking water in Fort Liard and Sachs Harbour
Some water fixtures at Echo Dene School in Fort Liard and Inualthuyak School in Sachs Harbour both have lead levels above the maximum acceptable levels under Canadian standards.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lead-levels-fort-liard-sachs-harbour-schools-9.7163172?cmp=rss

Drinking water near coasts is under threat worldwide: A recent study shows how the salinization of groundwater due to over-abstraction and rising sea levels is becoming a global problem 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/drinking-water-near-coasts-is-under-threat-worldwide/

#DrinkingWater #groundwater #water #seawater

#Fluoride in #US #drinkingwater does not reduce #IQ, a new study finds
The results counter claims used to stop adding the mineral to public #water systems. The new analysis of cognitive outcomes tracked over decades finds no evidence that water fluoridation is associated with lower adolescent IQ or diminished mental abilities later in life.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-iq-no-evidence
https://archive.ph/Xt24L
Fluoride in U.S. drinking water does not reduce IQ, a new study finds

Claims that fluoride in drinking water causes cognitive delays in kids are driving U.S. policy. A new study finds no evidence to back them.

Science News
In a Boost to #Coal, #EPA Moves to End Biden’s Toxic Ash Disposal Rules
#LeeZeldin said changes would help #US “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten #drinkingwater
Move is victory for coal industry, which had chafed at regulation that required companies to examine the condition of coal ash sites at inactive power plants, calling it overly burdensome as well as modify cleanup requirements that have been in place for over a decade.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/climate/epa-coal-rules-biden.html
https://archive.ph/DLtEI
E.P.A. Says It Will End Biden’s Coal Ash Disposal Rules

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.

The New York Times