The author overlooking the Ohio River on the North Side section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail off of Route 65 in Pittsburgh.

Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Pennsylvania's Route 65

Talking to Black residents living in communities along and near Route 65 about where they live and their experiences in these places, in the context of their connections to water.

I live right above the Ohio River, off of a thoroughfare called the Ohio River Boulevard.

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Originals

One Ohio River town that’s using outdoor recreation to boost its economy

Every September, tourists flock to historic Marietta, along the banks of the Ohio River, for a celebration that harkens back to the Ohio Valley's early days.

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Originals

360 degrees of the Cheat River: A journey to revitalization on an Ohio River tributary

How To: This 360-degree video is interactive. Click and drag your mouse, move your device or drag with your finger to explore the Cheat River views, both above and below the water's surface.

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Children

The Big Story Podcast: There's lead in our drinking water. Why are we just finding out now?

A massive Canada-wide investigative project revealed that a third of Canadian homes and schools tested had dangerously high levels of lead contamination in drinking water. While that fact itself is shocking, the reality that it took a team of reporters and scientists months to unearth it is perhaps more troubling.

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Children

Glasgow health board avoids special measures after deaths of two children

Scotland's health secretary has stopped short of placing the crisis-hit Glasgow health board on special measures after revelations about the deaths of two children who were treated on a ward affected by water contamination.

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www.theguardian.com

www.iowapublicradio.org

Climate

Venice is the latest victim of historic flooding from climate change

Venice is reeling from historic floods. And the systems designed to prevent this kind of damage aren't completed, and may not work anyway.

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Climate

Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers and bankers said on Monday.

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www.postandcourier.com

Climate

Charleston staff prepares for Low Battery sea-level rise project, public meeting Wednesday

Charleston city staff, preparing for the city's first sea-level rise project, will meet with Murray Boulevard residents Wednesday night to share details of the project.

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www.thestar.com

Climate

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Canadian scientists say fresh water under threat

A report from the Global Water Futures project that involves 22 universities says Canadian water supplies are increasingly threatened by accelerating climate change and policies that haven’t changed in decades.

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www.theguardian.com

Climate

Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate system

Global heating is "supercharging" an increasingly dangerous climate mechanism in the Indian Ocean that has played a role in disasters this year including bushfires in Australia and floods in Africa.

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www.theguardian.com

Toxics

Mark Ruffalo hopes his ‘Dark Waters’ film leads to environmental ‘revolution’

Ruffalo plays a real life attorney who sued DuPont chemicals for polluting a West Virginia community's water supply.

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www.rollcall.com

flatheadbeacon.com

Toxics

Experts set stage for criteria on Canadian mining toxins flowing into Montana

Teck Resources says despite delays, new technology is online to mitigate harmful environmental impacts from mines.

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flatheadbeacon.com

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Justice

Many Native Americans can't get clean water, report finds

A new report from DigDeep and the U.S. Water Alliance found race is the strongest predictor of water and sanitation access. This has implications for public health.

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www.washingtonpost.com

Toxics

60% of Superfund sites could be hit by climate change, new government report finds

At least 945 toxic waste sites across the country face escalating risks from rising seas, more intense inland flooding, voracious forest fires and other climate-fueled disasters, according to a new study from a congressional watchdog agency.

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Toxics

Incredible floating resort island off the Ivory Coast is made from 700,000 pieces of plastic waste

Mr Becker's 'L'île Flottante' - or 'Floating Island' - resort bobs about the surface of the lagoon in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast, on a platform made of around 700,000 plastic bottles and debris.

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Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Pennsylvania's Route 65

Talking to Black residents living in communities along and near Route 65 about where they live and their experiences in these places, in the context of their connections to water.

One Ohio River town that’s using outdoor recreation to boost its economy

360 degrees of the Cheat River: A journey to revitalization on an Ohio River tributary

The Big Story Podcast: There's lead in our drinking water. Why are we just finding out now?

Glasgow health board avoids special measures after deaths of two children

Venice is the latest victim of historic flooding from climate change

Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Charleston staff prepares for Low Battery sea-level rise project, public meeting Wednesday

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Canadian scientists say fresh water under threat

Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate system

Mark Ruffalo hopes his ‘Dark Waters’ film leads to environmental ‘revolution’

Experts set stage for criteria on Canadian mining toxins flowing into Montana

Many Native Americans can't get clean water, report finds

60% of Superfund sites could be hit by climate change, new government report finds

Incredible floating resort island off the Ivory Coast is made from 700,000 pieces of plastic waste

Exposed: A scientific stalemate leaves our hormones and health at risk

American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.

Exposed: How willful blindness keeps BPA on shelves and contaminating our bodies

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

'That's vinegar:' The Ohio River's history of contamination and progress made

"It's a functioning ecosystem now"

Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns

Text "OHIO" to 765-227-2602 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative.

Clouded in Clarity: A comic on chemicals & controversy

The ongoing health concerns and mixed messaging over the chemical BPA

Exposed: Toward a BPA-free future

What will it take to rid our store shelves of BPA and its equally hazardous cousins?

Talking to Black residents living in communities along and near Route 65 about where they live and their experiences in these places, in the context of their connections to water.

American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

"It's a functioning ecosystem now"

Text "OHIO" to 765-227-2602 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative.

The ongoing health concerns and mixed messaging over the chemical BPA

What will it take to rid our store shelves of BPA and its equally hazardous cousins?

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