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Throughout the campaign Dana Nessel signaled that she wanted a fresh start for the investigation that began nearly three years ago into the Flint water crisis.

The Ontario government says it's committed to clean and safe drinking water for Northern Ontario First Nations, but that the federal government should “step up to ensure this.”

Irena Creed, a Canadian biology professor and executive director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, co-chaired a 19-member panel that compiled evidence showing how the health of the planet’s forests is intricately tied to the safeguarding of sustainable access to water.

Canadians see waterways as integral to our national identity. Do we take the abundance of water for granted?

Our cities may not be running out of water yet, but people in Cape Town didn’t expect their water supply to go dry. The four-million residents of South Africa’s second-largest city could see their taps turned off by May 11, called “Day Zero” — or sooner, if people don’t obey severe water restrictions.

"When you smell gasoline, you know the smell of gasoline," James testified on the opening day of a trial for a company and vessel charged after the spill. "We knew it was bunker oil, which was serious."

It felt weirdly self-indulgent to mourn the loss of a Montreal skating rink when Cape Town, South Africa, is on track to run out of water in April. But both are strong reasons to step up the fight against climate change, writes Mitchell Beer.

The Lancet tells us that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century…and that tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.

Concerns over water and wildlife are heating up as a B.C. company gets ready to log part of the Highwood river valley in Kananaskis Country this winter.

Environment Canada is encouraging people to keep cool and drink lots of water as British Columbia's south coast braces for a heat wave.

The water is so bad in Kanesatake, explained Grand Chief Serge Simon, that some people are forced to treat their own water at home with salts.

Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 2014.

Even as swollen rivers have receded in Quebec, some experts suggest historic flooding this year could mean critter and pest-related woes in months and years to come.

Today, nearly two decades on, bottled water is still shipped into some parts of the community – here in a country envied on the world stage for our wealth when it comes to natural water resources.

Scientists have developed a box that can convert low-humidity air into water, producing several litres every 12 hours.