Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
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As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Health #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Michigan #Water #Government

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have so far been found to need rapid action stands at about 300 kilometers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/sewers-rapid-action/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sewage #water

The approval of data centers in Australia without requiring measurable plans to cut water use is raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/tech/australia-data-center-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #amazon #microsoft #blackstone #airtrunk #australia #water #drought #tech

Is this red tide? I've never seen this before.

(Photo taken from 2700 feet, about 5 miles South of Port Townsend.)

#AlicePics#PugetSound#Water

Is this red tide? I've never seen this before.

(Photo taken from 2700 feet, about 5 miles South of Port Townsend.)

#AlicePics#PugetSound#Water

Unlike some other infrastructure projects, the Thames Tideway sewage tunnel in London has been completed on time & almost exactly on budget, majority funded via a surcharge on London water bills.

Perhaps key to the success of the project was that workers were all employed (no zero hour contracts) received significant training & were treated well, leading CEO Andy Mitchell to attribute much of the project's success to its employee relations!

Seems like a simple lesson!

#workers #water
h/t FT

Unlike some other infrastructure projects, the Thames Tideway sewage tunnel in London has been completed on time & almost exactly on budget, majority funded via a surcharge on London water bills.

Perhaps key to the success of the project was that workers were all employed (no zero hour contracts) received significant training & were treated well, leading CEO Andy Mitchell to attribute much of the project's success to its employee relations!

Seems like a simple lesson!

#workers #water
h/t FT

Unlike some other infrastructure projects, the Thames Tideway sewage tunnel in London has been completed on time & almost exactly on budget, majority funded via a surcharge on London water bills.

Perhaps key to the success of the project was that workers were all employed (no zero hour contracts) received significant training & were treated well, leading CEO Andy Mitchell to attribute much of the project's success to its employee relations!

Seems like a simple lesson!

#workers #water
h/t FT

Did you know that Chevron is the 5th largest owner of farm land in the Central Valley?

CA agricultural land is being snapped up by investment firms, corporations & opaque holding companies. And these entities are consuming enormous quantities of CA's fresh water -- with very little transparency.

Really important op-ed piece from the @sfchronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/farms-agriculture-corporations-21015386.php #cawater #centralvalley #water #sfbay #sfbaydelta

Did you know that Chevron is the 5th largest owner of farm land in the Central Valley?

CA agricultural land is being snapped up by investment firms, corporations & opaque holding companies. And these entities are consuming enormous quantities of CA's fresh water -- with very little transparency.

Really important op-ed piece from the @sfchronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/farms-agriculture-corporations-21015386.php #cawater #centralvalley #water #sfbay #sfbaydelta

Four things you can do in the local elections to protect Canterbury’s fresh water, via @greenpeacehttps://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/4-things-local-elections-protect-canterbury-fresh-water/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-73366&utm_source=mastodon #nzpol #water #democracy

#WaterIsLife #TooManyCows

Four things you can do in the local elections to protect Canterbury’s fresh water, via @greenpeacehttps://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/4-things-local-elections-protect-canterbury-fresh-water/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-73366&utm_source=mastodon #nzpol #water #democracy

#WaterIsLife #TooManyCows

This black-and-white photo captures Loch Nan Uamh under a grey sky, emphasising the serene and moody atmosphere. The composition highlights the contrast between the calm water and the dark, rugged landscape.

#highlands #lochnanuamh #nature #water #monochrome #serene #photography #seascape #lake #noir #scotland #landscape #sea #blackandwhite #bw #bnw #photo #seashore #loch

This black-and-white photo captures Loch Nan Uamh under a grey sky, emphasising the serene and moody atmosphere. The composition highlights the contrast between the calm water and the dark, rugged landscape.

#highlands #lochnanuamh #nature #water #monochrome #serene #photography #seascape #lake #noir #scotland #landscape #sea #blackandwhite #bw #bnw #photo #seashore #loch

India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/china-dam-water-war-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #india #narendramodi #xijinping #water #conservation #dams #climatechange #environment #rivers #hydropower #tibet

I have been using my OM System Tough TG7 to record insect and plant life in our local wood and next month comes a study of the water quality and sub-aquatic life in the burn.
Yesterday I decided to play a little by submerging the TG7 and capturing the bubbles in a pool after a short set of small waterfalls to see what it looked like from a shrimp's-eye view.
Turns out it looks kind of cool - what an amazing little camera the TG7 is!
#photography #nature #water #bubbles

Want to learn something about #water and #climate change?
A simple approximation is that for every degree C of warming, the atmosphere holds 7% more water. That's one factor behind the growing number of extreme flooding events.
And climate scientists have been predicting these impacts for literally a half century or more.
The Trump administration's efforts to hide these kinds of basic scientific truths are just fossil-fuel industry propaganda.