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Reuters
British water regulator Ofwat said on Tuesday six water utilities have appealed its pricing regime, highlighting the tension in a sector that is trying to find the right balance between consumer bills and the environment. Click here to read the story.

Reuters
Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and put a fresh spotlight on the water disposal practices that can lead to increases in seismic activity, industry consultants said on Tuesday. Click here to read the story.

Reuters
This month, the EU launched a campaign to combat a climate change-driven water crisis that it says already affects 38% of its population. It has given EU countries until next year to assess leakage levels before a legal threshold is imposed. Click here to read the story.

EuroNews Green
The thawing of 7 trillion tonnes of glacial ice since has raised sea levels by almost 2 centimetres, with the Alps a melting hotspot. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Glaciers.

Inside Climate News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has marked for fast-track review more than 600 permit applications for projects under President Donald Trump’s “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” executive order that would disturb critical wetlands and waterways, environmental groups warned Wednesday. Click here to read the story.

The Conversation – Africa
South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for consumption, and affordable. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Phys.org
The French bill aims to prevent the production, import or sale from January 2026 of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists. Because PFAS take an extremely long time to break down earning them their “forever” nickname they have seeped into the soil and groundwater, and from there into the food chain and drinking water. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Phys.org
“The bill threatens the water quality of many Kentucky rivers, streams and tributaries and, as a result, would significantly compromise Kentucky’s groundwater, impacting the water quality of more than 31,000 private-use wells and at least 156 public water systems,” Goodman wrote to Gooch. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

ABC News
Heavy rain produced serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday, where rapidly rising floodwaters inundated roadways and spurred some evacuations. Meanwhile, snow and sleet made for messy weather in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with Burlington, Vermont, getting 8.5 inches of snow and Massena, New York, receiving 8.4 inches of fresh powder from the weekend storm. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

Water Canada
Adaptive planning is an approach to water management and infrastructure planning that considers future uncertainty to generate multiple solution pathways. CWN is leading the adaptive planning project, funded by Natural Resources Canada, to adapt international best practices for use by Canadian water management professionals. Click here to read the story.

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