(Natural News) A chemical manufacturer in Michigan nearly poisoned a small town after mistakenly sending it drums filled with sulfuric acid. The New Baltimore Water Plant, the main water treatment facility for the small town of 14,000 people, routinely adds chemicals to the water supply. The plant does this under the mistaken belief that these chemicals – including […]

(Natural News) Mandatory cutbacks pose a major challenge for Arizona farmers next year as the federal government declared water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, reducing water allotments for some states and Mexico. This declaration by the Bureau of Reclamation has been anticipated for months. It was triggered by the spiraling decline of […]

(Natural News) Water levels at the Hoover Dam have sunk to a record low, and it’s endangering the source of hydroelectric power for over 1.3 million people across the American West. The water level at Lake Mead, the Colorado River reservoir serving Hoover Dam, has fallen to 1,068 feet above sea level in July, the […]

(Natural News) In 2015, a brown bullhead pulled from Hamilton Harbor in Ontario set the record for having the most synthetic particles ever recorded in a fish. The fish contained 915 particles of microplastics, synthetic materials containing flame retardants or plasticizers, dyed cellulose fibers and more in its body. Keenan Munno, then a graduate student at […]

(Natural News) If there’s one thing that you never want to run out of in emergency situations, it’s water. While it may not be practical to store significant amounts of water in your home, there are a few clever ways you can store water that you may not have thought of that could make a […]

(Natural News) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to install water generators that can turn moisture in the air into water for public consumption. Powered by solar energy, these “hyper-dehumidifiers” can provide plenty of water to people, thanks to the humid UAE air. The technology is going to be tested in October. About 20 of these […]

(Natural News) Palm oil companies are ramping up production in Brazil in a bid to meet the world’s insatiable appetite for the oil. Palm oil can be found in processed foods, cosmetics and personal care products. But this increase in production means more pollution for indigenous groups living in the Amazon rainforest, a massive tropical rainforest […]

(Natural News) The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened marine plastic pollution. According to a report released early this year, 1.56 billion disposable face masks ended up in the world’s oceans in 2020, amounting to between 4,680 and 6,240 tonnes of plastic pollution. Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Science shows that millions of wells in the U.S. and around the world will go dry if groundwater levels decline by only a few feet. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara arrived at this finding after analyzing 39 million well construction records from 40 countries. The researchers found that 20 […]

(Natural News) As a prepper, you need to be a frugal spender. You can also be thrifty with your preps, like harvested water. With some additional tools, you can use rainwater to make an outdoor shower for your homestead. (h/t to PrimalSurvivor.net) Why build an outdoor shower? If you have harvested water and an outdoor shower, […]