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Two years have passed since government officials in Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency. The emergency was lead in the citys water supply. Officials at Michigan Department of Environmental Quality now say the water is safe again. But, many

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The mayor of Flint, Michigan blasted state officials Wendesday for not doing enough in the contaminated water crisis that's caught the attention of the nation. Meanwhile, President Obama visited Detroit where he addressed the crisis. Obama has declar

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This is AP news minute. 1. The two presidential front-runners both came out of the New York primary with major victory. Hillary Clinton won the democratic vote while Donald Trump cut the republican side. 2. Utah's governors have signed the measure, d

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For decades, the Colorado River has fed growing cities from Denver to Los Angeles, and a lot of the produce in grocery stores across the country right now was grown with Colorado River water. Now with climate change and severe drou

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Parts of Chile are facing a growing water crisis. The Reuters news agency reports the government is taking steps to protect the countrys water supplies from mining operations. But for many years, the Chilean government approved water extraction right

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - Water Shortages Cont

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available. The pr

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AS IT IS 2015-08-06 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will begin testing the waters where swimmers and other athlet

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency'

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency' Civil rights activists, politicians and residents are calling the contamination of drinking water in an urban U.S. city a disaster, not just an emergency. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recen

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Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis Much of the work goes on in Well Dones headquarters building south of San Francisco. Designers work to create compelling logos and user-friendly web layouts to spread the word on global water shortages. T

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Nearly one billion people around the globe lack access to clean, safe water. It's a common problem in many parts of the developing world, but its severity and human impact are not widely known, according to experts at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Re

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists announced today that they have figured out the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., a few years ago. Twelve people died. This was at the start of the city's water crisis. And the problem was a l

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w

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