Compare and contrast: Novel carbon-based materials to remove hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ in water
Science Daily New research has emerged on the development of a novel membrane distillation system and an adsorbent (a substance that can trap chemicals on its surface) for the removal […]
Canada updates guidelines for iron in drinking water
Water Canada While iron is not considered a health risk at typical concentrations found in drinking water, elevated levels can lead to undesirable aesthetic effects, including discoloration, metallic taste, and […]
Compare and contrast: Kazakhstan Launches Flood Forecasting and Modeling System
The Times of Central Asia Kazakhstan has launched Tasqyn, a new information system designed to forecast and model floods, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov announced during a […]
For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump’s threats, what now?
CBC Provisions expired in September. A three-year interim agreement is in place to allow continued operations of flood control and some components of a new agreement, but the renegotiated, modernized […]
Trump’s musings on ‘very large faucet’ in Canada part of looming water crisis, say researchers
CBC Water sharing between Canada and the United States has long been a contentious issue. Aging infrastructure and changing climate could put pressure on long-standing treaties. Click here to […]
Compare and contrast: Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants
The Guardian Norway, a Nordic country known for its dramatic fjords and pristine nature, has protected nearly 400 waterways with plans that keep them from being dammed by large power […]
City removing commemorative trees to make way for flood barrier along Memorial Drive
Calgary Herald Removing some of the trees along Memorial Drive is necessary to prepare for a berm being built along the north shore of the Bow River. The 2.4-kilometre barrier, […]
Compare and contrast: Eager beavers: rodents engineer Czech wetland project after years of human delay
The Guardian Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers $1.2m ( 1m) by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned. Officials had hoped to build a […]
Compare and contrast: Thames Water faces investigation over failing environmental promises
Reuters British water regulator Ofwat said it would investigate Thames Water over delays to hundreds of environmental improvements to determine whether the struggling utility had breached its obligations which could […]
30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant
CBC The community’s water treatment plant was built in 1993. The boil-water advisory was issued by the First Nation and federal government two years later because the facility was testing […]