water pollution
Watch This 'VICE' Episode About Genetically Modified Super-Crops
In this episode from season three of our HBO show, we traced the path of GMOs from the headquarters of Monsanto to the soy fields of Paraguay and then went to India to investigate their clean water crisis.
Raw Sewage Is Spilling Into the Mississippi River Due to Historic Flooding
Record levels of flooding along the Meramec River, which flows into the Mississippi 20 miles south of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, has knocked out a water treatment plant.
China Is Tapping Tibetan Glaciers to Meet Growing Demand for Bottled Water
The world's leading economy is also the largest market for bottled water, capturing 15 percent of the global market and surpassing the United States.
Scientists Want To See Microbeads Banned — And California Is Leading The Way
Researchers say a whopping 808 trillion microbeads are washed down drains in the United States each day.
Three Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Has Turned This River the Color of American Cheese
US Environmental Protection Agency workers were using heavy equipment and accidentally breached a mine wall, unleashing the toxic spill.
One Year After Deadly Disaster, Climbers Are Still Leaving Shit All Over Mount Everest
The human impacts on the ecology of the world's highest peak range from solid waste and water pollution to melting glaciers possibly brought about by climate change.
The Mayor of Beijing Says His City Is 'Unlivable'
Mayor Wang Anshun's comments come amidst growing recognition by China's political elites that the country has serious environmental problems that must be addressed.
For the Second Time in Four Years, a Pipeline Has Burst on the Yellowstone River
Fifty thousand gallons of oil was spilled into the river, leading Montana governor Steve Bullock to declare a state of emergency and the Department of Environmental Quality to advise nearby residents to use bottled water.
Humans Are Destroying the Environment at a Rate Unprecedented in Over 10,000 Years
The Earth has crossed four out of nine planetary boundaries that scientists say could trigger abrupt and irreversible environmental changes and put human life in jeopardy.
Chinese Government Says The Future Lies With Potatoes
In order to address growing environmental crises and feed a booming population, the central government is promoting expanded cultivation of potatoes, which require less water and produces greater yields.
The EPA Tightened Rules on Coal Waste, But Not Enough, Say Environmentalists
Coming six years after the biggest coal ash accident in US history, the new regulations treat waste from coal-fired power plants as non-hazardous, despite containing mercury, arsenic, and cadmium.
The Islamic State Might Be Going Green
What could be construed as a conservation initiative might just be an effort at bolstering its government credentials and projecting an image of a powerful state.