http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:28:34 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34700 View four interactive maps that give an overview of some of the water challenges different parts of the world currently face.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/28/geocharts-water-challenges-around-the-world/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/29/maintaining-the-superiority-of-nyc%e2%80%99s-drinking-water/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/29/maintaining-the-superiority-of-nyc%e2%80%99s-drinking-water/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:53:25 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16560 New York City is world-renowned for its clean and delicious drinking water. The NYC watershed delivers roughly 1.2 billion gallons of unfiltered water each day to 9 million New Yorkers. But in 2013, the Croton Water Filtration Plant, currently under construction in the Bronx, will begin filtering 1.2 million cubic meters or 10% of New York’s water supply each day.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/29/maintaining-the-superiority-of-nyc%e2%80%99s-drinking-water/feed/ 6 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/04/from-wastewater-to-drinking-water/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/04/from-wastewater-to-drinking-water/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:45:23 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13439 Across the globe, 2 out of 10 people do not have access to safe drinking water, and in the U.S., many states face water shortages and droughts. As the global population continues to grow and climate change results in more water crises, where will we find enough water to meet our needs?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/04/from-wastewater-to-drinking-water/feed/ 28 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/30/chromium-6-found-in-tap-water-of-31-u-s-cities/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/30/chromium-6-found-in-tap-water-of-31-u-s-cities/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:25:31 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=10182 The carcinogenic chemical chromium-6 (or hexavalent chromium) has been found in the drinking water of 31 of 35 U.S. cities analyzed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) which released results of its tests on December 20.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/30/chromium-6-found-in-tap-water-of-31-u-s-cities/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/water-to-go/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/water-to-go/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:33:59 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9041 Many of us are already aware of the negative environmental impacts of bottled water and make a practice of carrying our own refillable water bottles. But what do you do when you’re out and about all day with no access to a tap? Tapit has the solution. The Tapit water network is an ever-expanding group of cafes and restaurants across the country willing to provide free tap water to anyone toting a reusable bottle.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/29/water-to-go/feed/ 3 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/drugs-in-our-drinking-water-an-update/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/drugs-in-our-drinking-water-an-update/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:29:43 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8340 The 2008 Associated Press report that drugs had been found in the drinking water supplies of 41 million Americans was alarming. What is the state of pharmaceuticals in our water today?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/09/drugs-in-our-drinking-water-an-update/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/in-support-of-the-neglected-drinking-fountain/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/in-support-of-the-neglected-drinking-fountain/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:20:15 +0000 Julia Apland Hitz http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6083 The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association built the first public drinking fountain in London in 1859, as an answer to some of the pressing problems of their times. Drinking fountains are also part of the answer to some of our own problems.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/in-support-of-the-neglected-drinking-fountain/feed/ 3