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News tag: Environment

Environment news

Compare and contrast: Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River

The Canadian Press The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint […]

Compare and contrast: New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale

Inside Climate News Gov. Michelle Grisham introduced the Strategic Water Supply, a program that recommends tapping into some of the nearly two billion barrels of produced water that can’t be […]

Compare and contrast: California Reservoir Update: Millions to See 10 Percent Surge in Water

Newsweek Water levels at some California reservoirs are on the rise, prompting California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials to announce an increase in planned water deliveries for 27 million […]

Compare and contrast: Water main break in Edison, New Jersey impacts thousands of homes and businesses

CBS News massive water main break Thursday in New Jersey is causing problems for thousands of people during the holidays. Crews have been working to repair the water main in […]

Water education is essential to empower children as tomorrow’s stewards of the environment

kawarthaNOW.com The festival’s interactive approach is what makes it so unique and GreenUP is calling for increased community support of the annual Peterborough Children’s Water Festival, taking place on May […]

Compare and contrast: How to detect more antimicrobial resistant bacteria in our waterways

Phys.org By 2050, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could cause 10 million deaths annually, according to the UN Environment Program. But AMR is not just a human health issue. It also contributes […]

Compare and contrast: Droughts, floods, wildfires: 2024 natural disasters in pictures

Al Jazeera An array of climate emergencies has killed, injured and displaced thousands across the globe this year.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link […]

Compare and contrast: My invention brought clean water to millions. Don’t rewrite the law that made it possible

Salon Roughly the size of a microwave, the device sanitizes water using UV light to kill harmful bacteria, viruses and molds. It can purify approximately four gallons of water per […]

Compare and contrast: Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought

The Western Producer The Panama Canal is a major international shipping route, but low water levels in recent years disrupted movement through the waterway. It’s hoped a new reservoir will […]

Compare and contrast: A Closer Look: Temperature and Drought in the Southwest

U.S. EPA Large portions of the Southwest have experienced drought conditions since weekly Drought Monitor records began in 2000. For extended periods from 2002 to 2005 and from 2012 to […]

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