water access

We're Sitting on a Groundwater 'Time Bomb,' Scientists Warn

Climate change could disrupt nearly half of the world's groundwater supply within 100 years.

The Number of US Households That Can’t Afford Water Could Triple in Five Years

Water access is becoming a battleground.

Canada Is Evacuating Kids From This First Nation Because of a Mysterious Rash

Ottawa is pretty sure it knows what this rash is, but isn't quite sure where it's coming from. In the meantime, it's getting children out of this remote community.

Canada's Ice Roads Are Melting — And That Is Terrible News for Aboriginal Communities

Isolated reserves in northern Ontario rely on ice roads to transport supplies in the winter, but warmer weather means those roads haven't frozen yet, so food and water are in short supply.

Mining Companies Keep Drawing Water from Canada's Athabasca River as It Runs Dry

This has made life difficult for First Nations people, who are already struggling with the other consequences of a series of droughts.

These People Haven't Had Clean Water to Drink for 20 Years in Canada