David Suzuki: Without Water We Die; 4 States Work to Ban Microbeads

(Before It's News)

David Suzuki: Without Water We Die. As of January, at least 1,838 drinking water advisories were in effect here in Canada, including 169 in 126 First Nations communities—some ongoing for years.

4 States Working to Ban Microbeads. Plastic photodegrades into smaller pieces virtually impossible to remediate, and absorbs toxic, environmentally persistent chemicals.

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