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Wildfires are having a significant impact on water quality in British Columbia’s largest river, a new study has found. The research, published last month in the journal Science of the Total Environment, raises questions over when a confluence of heavy metals including arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead and zinc may start to negatively impact everything from spawning salmon to coastal oyster farms and the humans that consume them.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Climate and Severe Weather.

Government of Alberta

Alberta’s oil sands produce some of the most responsible energy in the world and have drastically reduced the amount of fresh water used per barrel. Yet, for decades, operators have been forced to store most of the water they use on site, leading to billions of litres now contained largely in tailings ponds.   Click here to read the story.

EuroNews Green

One third of the EU is affected by water scarcity and with water pollution and high demand for water, more investment and innovation is needed. We look at the pros and cons of the proposals in the new European Water Resilience Strategy.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Lakeland Today

Alberta Environment and the Alberta Energy Regulator will both be evaluating five recommendations by the Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee to speed up the reclamation of tailings ponds.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Phys.org

During the last ice age, storms soaked the now-arid Southwestern U.S., while today’s rainy Pacific Northwest remained relatively dry. As global temperatures rose and ice sheets retreated, those storms shifted north reshaping the climate patterns that define both regions today.   Click here to read the story.

Groundwater

MIT scientists have developed a machine able to extract clean drinking water from the air. The technology has the potential to impact millions of lives. The window-sized water harvester collects water vapour from the atmosphere using hydrogel. It’s anticipated the method of water collection will help reduce plastic waste as bottled water consumption would be drastically reduced.   Click here to read the story.

The Guardian

The artificial intelligence boom means the Environment Agency has no idea how much water England will be short of in future decades, as datacentres do not have to report how much they are using to cool their servers.   Click here to read the story.

Water Canada

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) can be accidentally spread through recreational activities such as boating and fishing. AIS refers to plants, fish, invertebrates, and diseases that are not natural in a particular area and negatively impact the environment, economy and society. Species such as zebra and quagga mussels can be impossible to eliminate once established and can cost millions of dollars to manage.   Click here to read the story.

Science Daily

Atmospheric rivers are responsible for most flooding on the West Coast of the U.S., but also bring much needed moisture to the region. The size of these storms doesn’t always translate to flood risk, however, as other factors on the ground play important roles. Now, a new study helps untangle the other drivers of flooding to help communities and water managers better prepare.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

Phys.org

In Pennsylvania, 3.5 million people are served by private well systems, according to Penn State Extension. To better understand potential contamination of the groundwater feeding these systems, a team of researchers from Penn State conducted a novel three-year citizen science study of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) often referred to as forever chemicals in 167 private wells across Pennsylvania.   Click here to read the story.

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