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Federal Appeals Court Rules #USConstitution Doesn't Guarantee A Right to #CleanWater

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/9/headlines/federal_appeals_court_rules_us_constitution_does_not_guarantee_right_to_clean_drinking_water

#water #drinkingwater

No constitutional right to clean water, federal court finds

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/07/court-constitution-right-clean-water/91649488007/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600997

#HackerNews #cleanwater #rights #court #ruling #environmentaljustice #waterpolicy #legalnews

3 Million Oysters Eaten by New Yorkers Are Rebuilding the City’s Reefs https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/21629/ #CleanWater #Food #MarineLife #NewYork #NewYorkCity #Nonprofit #OysterBar #OysterBars #OysterHouse #OysterHouses #OysterRestaurant #OysterRestaurants #Restaurants #Volunteer #Waste

3 Million Oysters Eaten by New Yorkers Are Rebuilding the City’s Reefs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-million-oysters-eaten-by-new-yorkers-are-rebuilding-the-citys-reefs/

Water company boss has an idea

- British #Comedy Guide [short video]

Yet another #water #contamination issue… but the water company has a plan.

https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/videos/28529/water-company-boss-has-an-idea/

#Spicer #sewage #CleanWater #corruption #contaminated #MichaelSpicer #humour #greed #CorporateGreed #shareholders

🌊 Giornata Mondiale dei Laghi

🌊 Giornata Mondiale dei Laghi 2026: un tuffo nella bellezza!

Amiche e amici del buongiorno, oggi niente sveglia al profumo di caffè soltanto: facciamo partire la giornata con il riflesso del sole sull’acqua, una brezza leggera e, possibilmente, un lago davanti agli occhi! 🌊☀️

Il 27 agosto torna la Giornata Mondiale dei Laghi, il World Lake Day, e nel 2026 siamo alla seconda edizione ufficiale. La ricorrenza è stata istituita dall’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite nel dicembre 2024, scegliendo il 27 agosto in omaggio alla prima Conferenza mondiale sui laghi, organizzata nel 1984 nella prefettura giapponese di Shiga, sulle rive del lago Biwa.

💧 Non sono soltanto belli da fotografare!

I laghi sono molto più di uno sfondo perfetto per Instagram.

Sono riserve preziose di acqua dolce, ospitano pesci, piante e animali, aiutano a mitigare gli effetti di alluvioni e siccità e contribuiscono alla regolazione del clima. Sono inoltre fondamentali per agricoltura, pesca, turismo e per le comunità che vivono sulle loro rive.

Insomma, il lago fa praticamente tutto… e noi spesso gli chiediamo soltanto:

Scusi, dov’è il punto panoramico più bello?

🌍 Il messaggio del 2026

Dopo il debutto del 2025, il World Lake Day entra nel suo secondo anno con un messaggio ancora più attuale: proteggere i laghi significa proteggere il nostro futuro.

Inquinamento, consumo eccessivo delle risorse, cambiamenti climatici, riscaldamento delle acque e variazioni dei livelli idrici stanno mettendo sotto pressione questi delicatissimi ecosistemi. L’ONU invita quindi a passare dalla semplice ammirazione alla tutela concreta.

E non serve trasformarsi in palombari ambientalisti: basta già evitare di lasciare plastica e rifiuti sulle rive, rispettare flora e fauna, usare l’acqua con attenzione e scegliere un turismo più responsabile. 😉

💚🤍❤️E i nostri laghi?

In Italia abbiamo un vero guardaroba di meraviglie naturali: Como, Garda, Maggiore, Iseo, Orta, Trasimeno e tanti piccoli laghi meno famosi, ma capaci di regalare paesaggi da copertina.

Perché allora non celebrare questa giornata con una passeggiata sul lungolago, una biciclettata, un picnic senza plastica oppure semplicemente qualche minuto di silenzio davanti all’acqua?

Il lago non pretende applausi. Ci regala bellezza, tranquillità e vita. Ricambiare con un po’ di rispetto sarebbe decisamente chic. 💙

🥂 Un brindisi… rigorosamente senz’acqua sprecata!

Oggi brindiamo idealmente ai laghi del mondo: agli specchi d’acqua che riflettono montagne, nuvole, tramonti e, qualche volta, anche noi mentre cerchiamo disperatamente di venire bene in fotografia! 😂

Buona Giornata Mondiale dei Laghi 2026!
Che sia una giornata fresca, limpida, sostenibile e… assolutamente Perfettamente Chic! 💧✨

Per approfondire, rileggi anche il nostro articolo del 2025: “Good Morning, World Lake Day!”, dedicato alla prima storica edizione della Giornata Mondiale dei Laghi.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

Humanity Has No Gender or Religion ❤️

Humanity has no gender, no religion, and no borders. ❤️
It is compassion, solidarity, and the courage to stand beside people in their darkest moments.

As shown in the image, Gary Lineker and others have joined voices in solidarity with Gaza. More than 20 stars from the worlds of art and sport have launched an online fundraising initiative to help provide full scholarships for Palestinian students from Gaza.

This is humanity at its most beautiful. When people use their voices and influence to support education, dignity, and the future of children and young people affected by war, they remind us that compassion can still shine through the darkness.

To everyone who stands with Gaza, thank you. 🇵🇸❤️ Your solidarity means more than words can express.

And today, I humbly ask you to extend that kindness to my family.

Tomorrow is Friday, and my family of eight needs $100 to buy a nutritious meal for my children and clean drinking water. Every dollar can help put food on our table and safe water within reach.

If you can donate, even a small amount, please do. If you cannot, sharing this message can be just as meaningful.

Humanity has no borders. Please don't let my children face another day of hunger and thirst alone. 🙏💔🇵🇸

♦️♦️♦️🪄💱💲➿️➿️➿️➿️➿️➿️👇👇👇

https://chuffed.org/project/178629-noorhans-gaza-family-rebuild-hope-restore-dignity

#Gaza #Palestine #StandWithGaza #Humanity #GazaChildren #PalestinianChildren #HelpGaza #Donate #FoodForGaza #CleanWater #PalestineSolidarity

#Gaza #StandWithGaza #Humanity #Compassion #MutualAid #Palestine #Hope #Donate #Gazza
#Gaza #HumanRights #StandWithGaza #JusticeForPalestine #EndTheOccupation
#Gaza1000Days #FutureDoctor #StolenDreams #GazaVoices #EndTheGenocide #JusticeForGaza
#Humanity #Justice #HelpNeeded #Emergency
#Gaza #HumanRights #Crowdfunding #MutualAidRequest #DirectAid #Fundraiser #Assistance #EmergencyAid #HelpEachOther #Empathy #Solidarity #WomensHealth #MedicalAid @personalescrito @mistergibson @grb090423 @vreer @crimson_clouds23 @brume @Heidentweet @Lazarou @MusiqueNow #palestine
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The unbearable cost of surviving in Gaza

•• In Gaza, a 75-amp battery can cost up to 10,000 shekels — around $3,300.

Imagine that.

A mobile phone screen that once cost around $50 before the war can now cost $400.

A 1,000-liter water tank that used to cost around $40 can now cost more than $300, even when it is second-hand.

These are not luxuries. They are basic necessities: electricity, communication, and clean water.

Yet their prices have become unimaginable while our sources of income have disappeared.

Every day, families in Gaza are forced to make impossible choices: food or water, medicine or electricity, repairing a phone or feeding their children.

How can a family survive when the cost of almost everything has multiplied while there is little or no income?

For my family, this is our daily reality. We are trying to provide food, clean water, and basic necessities for our children while living through conditions that have made ordinary life almost impossible.

If you can donate to my family, even a small amount can help us buy food and meet one urgent need. If you cannot donate, please share our story. Your support could be the reason our children have a meal today. ❤️‍🩹
https://chuffed.org/project/178629-noorhans-gaza-family-rebuild-hope-restore-dignity

Thank you to everyone who continues to stand beside us.

#Gaza #GazaCrisis #GazaGenocide #Palestine #FreePalestine #GazaChildren #HumanitarianCrisis #HumanitarianAid #SupportGaza #HelpGaza #GazaUnderAttack #Palestinian #PalestineSolidarity #MutualAid #Fundraising #Donate #FoodCrisis #CostOfLiving #CleanWater #GazaFamilies

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaCrisis #HumanitarianCrisis #GazaChildren #GazaFamilies #MutualAid #SupportGaza #HelpGaza #Fundraising #Donate #PalestineSolidarity

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-06-11/new-virginia-law-requires-data-center-water-usage-be-made-public #VALeg #AIBubble #drought #CleanWater

"Water is essential. For our bodies, for our food, for our businesses to be successful. It sustains the existence of every living thing," #VALeg #virginia #CleanWater #PFAS #SaveTheBay #Flooding https://virginiamercury.com/2026/05/07/gov-spanberger-signs-bills-aimed-at-protecting-wetlands-detecting-pfas-and-preparing-for-natural-disasters/

Helpful rundown on this legislative session in Virginia focusing on the Bay #SaveTheBay #VALeg #conservation #Flood #RGGI #CleanWater #TreeCanopy https://www.cbf.org/virginia-legislative-session/

5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549

It was a victory for a range of business interests that have lobbied to scale back the #CleanWaterAct of 1972, including farmers, home builders, real estate developers, #oil drillers & #petrochemical manufacturers.

…Under the #CleanWater Act, companies & individuals must obtain a permit from the #EPA before releasing #pollutants into the nation’s #waterways. They must receive a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers.…

#climate #wildlife #law #EnvironmentalLaw

Michigan has declared Oct. 19–26 as the first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week, encouraging residents to learn, act, and help protect the Great Lakes from tiny plastic pollution. 🌊♻️

👉 Read more on EGLE’s initiative and how to get involved: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/michigan-announces-first-microplastics-awareness-week-oct-19-26/

#Michigan #GreatLakes #Microplastics #CleanWater #EGLE #Sustainability #Environment #GBSMedia #BWHL #BlueWaterHealthyLiving

https://www.texasobserver.org/brazos-river-development-pollution-drifting-toward-disaster/

>What’s more, Dow-Freeport is operating with a wastewater permit that expired in 2019 but has been “administratively continued” by TCEQ, according to an agency spokesperson. That means Dow is allowed to follow outdated rules while a TCEQ review of the facility’s new draft permit drags on.
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>“It is concerning that this is coming up on five years, which is, frankly, the length of time a new permit would have been,” said Josh Kratka, a senior staff attorney at the National Environmental Law Center. While Kratka doesn’t know what’s transpiring between Dow and TCEQ specifically, he explained that many companies try to convince regulators that they can’t reasonably comply with pollution limits in order to delay enforcement. “Rather than really crack down, enforcing a solution quickly, the regulators just give them more time,” he said.

This article was written in 2023. So far as I can tell, the permit in question, WQ0000007000, was originally granted in 1978. Its latest "approval date" is from 2016, and its latest "expiration date" is... STILL 2019. And yet the permit is still "active" rather than expired.

You can check at: https://www6.tceq.texas.gov/wqpaq/index.cfm

Put in "WQ0000007000" for the State Permit No., click Add, then click Search.

(Sidenote: still using ColdFusion? In 2025? Damn).

Ouch.

#TexasObserver @TexasObserver #BrazosRiver #Brazos #Brazoria #Texas #TCEQ #FreePort #CleanWaterAct #CleanWater

🌊 I want Napitahtaa 🧜🏽‍♂️ (the Oldman River) to be revived. 🌱🌾 #Lethbridge should be treating runoff meticulously before it (re)enters the river. We could use artificial wetlands & #aquaponics systems. We could include tilapia & water lilies for purification. 🌿🐟 We can ensure safe, clean water, backed by legally protected #riverrights for Napitahtaa & aquatic life. We can design for the future, ecologically braiding technology with nature! 🌍💧 #EcologicalRestoration #CleanWater #ClimateChange

#Farmers Deceived About #Sewage #Sludge Safety

April 2, 2010

"On March 27th [2010] Citizens for Sludge-Free Land sent a letter to the #Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and US #EPA Region 3 that information provided to Virginia landowners about using sewage sludges as #fertilizer is deceptive. Land application permits are being granted in several Virginia counties without informing farmers of the serious risks associated with this practice. The VA code specifies, that to be valid, these permits can only be granted with the #InformedConsent of the landowner.

"The Federal #CleanWater Act defines sewage sludge as a #pollutant. Most of the pollutants that sewage treatment plants remove from wastewater concentrate in the resulting sludge. Exempt from #hazardous and solid waste laws, sludge is being spread on #agricultural land, despite mounting scientific evidence and field reports that using this contaminated waste as a cheap fertilizer is neither safe, beneficial, nor sustainable.

"The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service as well as Nutri-Blend Inc., the company that needs permits to spread sludge, are failing to provide landowners with the necessary facts, so they can make an informed decision whether or not to treat their land with sludge. The widely distributed Extension Service biosolids fact sheets-- although deceptively dated May 9, 2009-- provide out-dated, inaccurate, incomplete, and in some cases, misleading information. They overstate the alleged benefits and totally ignore the known risks and recent documented evidence of adverse health and #environmental impacts linked to sludge use. The fact sheets and brochures give the illusion that land applying sewage sludge, a complex and variable mixture of #HumanWaste and thousands of industrial #chemicals, many of which are #toxic and persistent, is a safe and normal agricultural practice.

"The information provided to landowners deceptively downplays the health risks of exposure to odors, odorant compounds, endotoxins, bacteria-laden dusts, and toxic gases at land application sites that can cause severe and permanent #lung damage. Nor are farmers told that typical sludges generated in industrialized urban areas contain not only pathogens, but also #PCBs, #dioxins, #carcinogens, #pharmaceuticals, flame retardants [#PFAS], and hormone disrupting chemicals that can damage developing organisms in parts per trillion. Many of these pollutants do not break down once they are applied to land. Worse, partial breakdown products are often more toxic than the parent material. Yet federal regulations require testing and standards for only nine toxic metals. Perhaps most important, the information provided to farmers fails to disclose that the National Academies of Science has indicated that while there are serious health concerns associated with many of the constituents of sewage sludge, there is too much uncertainty to scientifically predict the true health and environmental risks, when this complex waste mixture is applied to land.

"Finally, farmers are not told that sludge-exposure has been linked to illnesses, human deaths, livestock mortalities, groundwater pollution, and permanently degraded land. Unless there is a true and accurate disclosure of all the risks associated with this practice, there can be no true consent.

"Without informed consent, the state should not be issuing permits."

Link to archived web page (TY @internetarchive!):
https://web.archive.org/web/20221227022631/https://organicconsumers.org/press/farmers-deceived-about-sewage-sludge-safety

#PFOS #ChemicalIndustries #ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #ForeverChemicals

Introducing my latest oil painting from the "Digital Shamans" series: "Water Shaman Cleansing a Polluted River". This piece is a contemplative forest scene featuring an ageless shamaness, who sits by a watercourse, using her magic to purify the water.

The painting is a reflection of the human relationship with the life-giving resource of water. Access to clean drinking water has become a luxury. Companies like Nestlé, CocaCola, and Pepsico are buying up freshwater sources worldwide, only to sell the residents their own water in plastic bottles. Profits are valued higher than the preservation of our common basis of life in capitalism.

This painting is a call to action: boycott companies like Nestlé, CocaCola, and Pepsico. Our influence as consumers is now greater than our voice in elections.

In the creation of this painting, I collaborated closely with the AI model GPT-4 to conceive the concept, and then used the generative designer AI Midjourney to create the digital template for the oil painting. This process is a testament to the harmony that can be achieved between human and artificial intelligence.

#Art #AI #DigitalShamans #CleanWater #BoycottNestle #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottPepsico #ConsumerPower #ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateJustice