#Water is life

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Tara Houska on Bluesky:

2021: I faced over a dozen charges for defending our territory & the Mississippi headwaters from Enbridge’s Line 3. I was harassed, surveilled, criminalized. Nov 11 2024: Enbridge said Line 6 spilled 2 gallons of oil. Revised to 126 gallons. Now 69,000+ gallons, for now. Who is the criminal? The same Enbridge running lines thru the Mississippi River headwaters. The same Enbridge that spilled 1M+ gallons into the Kalamazoo River. The same Enbridge fighting to keep Line 5 under the Mackinac Straights in the Great Lakes. It’s spilled 29 times, that we know of. 20% of earth’s freshwater.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water, even if Liberal ministers publicly suggest otherwise, Justice Canada lawyers say. That's the defence the federal government is expected to mount in Ottawa this week in Federal Court, as it fights a national class-action lawsuit launched by a remote northern Manitoba First Nation in 2022. Shamattawa First Nation, which has been under a boil water advisory since 2018, and its Chief Jordna Hill are pursuing the case for all First Nations members countrywide whose community was subject to a drinking water advisory in effect on or after June 20, 2020. The plaintiffs argue First Nations have a basic human right to clean water that Canada has violated, describing the conditions facing their communities as "an urgent human rights crisis." In its statement of defence, Canada argues the government supports the delivery of potable water for First Nations as a discretionary political decision, calling it "a matter of good governance rather than legal duty." "Canada does not owe any legal obligations or duties to operate and maintain the plaintiffs' water systems," says the statement of defence.

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URGENT: Donate directly to Gaza municipality to provide water. 82% funded. Time remaining: 35 days. Please donate to provide clean, safe water for Gaza.

[toyastales]

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water

- LOREN EISELEY

[toadstoolgardens]

Friends!! I know there's so much to worry about right now but if y'all could help protect Kentucky's water I would be forever grateful. This bill has already passed the senate and we need to stop it in the house!!!!

Kentucky is trying to pass SB89 which modifies the definition of “waters of the commonwealth” by removing “all rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, marshes, and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial.” The state definition would be altered instead to refer to the federal definition of "navigable waters". The bill also sets bonding requirements for coal companies seeking permits for long-term treatment of water leaving mine sites. Environmental advocates have warned the bill could open the door to more pollution of groundwater, small streams, and wetlands. And we all know when given the green light to pollute that companies WILL ALWAYS DO SO!!

“This bill would allow them to pollute any waterway because our creeks and rivers, no matter how small, are all connected. Ask yourself: why would we want to pollute any stream? Those ephemeral streams matter too. They go into our groundwater and our drinking water. When polluted with toxic chemicals, they would jeopardize the health of everyone.” -Silas House

PLEASE if you have the time, even if you live nowhere near KY, email Kentucky's representatives HERE and/or call the Kentucky Legislative Message Line at 1-800-372-7181 (open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm) and ask to leave a message for ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE to support clean water in Kentucky by voting NO on SB89! Thank you so so so much I LOVE Y'ALL

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"Today, the Navajo Nation has no guaranteed right to use the water that flows in and around their reservation. But this year, that may change — and the future of the tribe will be decided. A long-awaited settlement may be reached between the tribe, their neighboring states and the U.S. government — one that could secure an allocation of the much-contested Colorado River. This series will place the fight for water equity in its historical context, tracing back as far as the creation of the Navajo reservation in the 1800s. It will follow the journey of a Navajo journalist as she strives to understand how this historical fight ties into her family’s personal history."

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[thegildedbee]

🏞️ !!! happy breaking news !!! after more than 100 years, fall-run Chinook salmon have returned to the Klamath River Basin: one month after the last dam obstacle was removed!!! 🏞️ Mark Hereford, ODFW’s Klamath Fisheries Reintroduction Project Leader, was part of the survey team that identified the fall-run Chinook. His team was ecstatic when they saw the first salmon.

“We saw a large fish the day before rise to surface in the Klamath River, but we only saw a dorsal fin,�� said Hereford. “I thought, was that a salmon or maybe it was a very large rainbow trout?” Once the team returned on Oct. 16 and 17, they were able to confirm that salmon were in the tributary.

It marks the return of migrating fish to the area following the removal of four Klamath River dams. The salmon likely traveled 230 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

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Tó éí 'iiná át'é

[allthecanadianpolitics]

For most of Dean Morgan's 67-year life, he wasn't able to drink clean water in his home. "It's just like a real slime…. It was like what they called beaver fever water." Sometimes, he would go to the creek near his home on IR #1 of St'uxwtéws (Bonaparte First Nation) to grab jugs of water because it was cleaner and safer than the water he was able to get from his taps. Morgan and his brother used to take containers of the murky water to the chief and council and to federal representatives to ask if they would be willing to drink that. For more than four decades, parts of his community dealt with on-and-off boil water advisories. In Canada, the federal government has committed to ending long-term drinking water advisories.  Indigenous Services Canada says 146 advisories have been lifted since 2015, but 32 remain in place.

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[angelinaivanovna]

entrei numa calça cintura baixa que não me cabia antes, a frente tá até meio folgadinha!! meu Deus 😧

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$313,940/$1,000,000 collected so far

The Gaza Municipality is tasked with providing essential services such as water supply and sanitization, waste management, and sewage treatment. Due to the ongoing genocide of Gaza, the Municipality’s ability to provide their residents with even the most basic necessities has become severely strained and obsructed.

By joining us in spreading the word and donating generously — you can assist the Gaza Municipality in fostering an atmosphere of solidarity with the people of Gaza. There are over 500,000 Palestinians that are in desperate need of these life sustaining amenities, and with your support they can work efficiently towards reinstating essential services.

“Where will my donations go?”

-Water supply enhancement projects

-Maintenance of water wells

-Implementation of water desalination initiatives

-Reconstruction of demolished roads

-Implementation of sewage water pumping and treatment schemes

-Pest and rodent control

“But what does all of that really mean?”

-Enhancing access to water provisions while maintaining consistency

-Managing the collection and disposal of the accumulated waste throughout Gaza

-Addressing sewage overflow and sanitation issues across the city

-Initiate the opening of key through-fares, which would facilitate the access and entry of emergency vehicles

-Clearing debris from the city to restore the ease of movement for it’s residents

-Providing aid to the personnel of the Gaza Municipality Emergency Committee

$313,940/$1,000,000 has been collected

They still need: $686,060

WE NEED TO RAISE AT LEAST $7,222 PER DAY TO MEET THE GOAL

Contribute to opening a damaged road in Gaza City: $300

Provide Water to 10,000 people for a Day: $500

Contribute to Cleaning up Waste Accumulated in Gaza City: $200

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[onlinecasualty]

do they? not have? water bottles? no this is important. how do these kids consume water on the daily? they are d1 athletes i refuse to think they all just patiently wait in line to use a fountain during practices and games. and i dont even want to think about how little water neil consumes on the run if he doesnt have a water bottle

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