‘I can’t drink the water’ – life next to a US data centre
BBC News As AI and cloud computing drive a boom in data centres across rural America, residents like Beverly Morris in Mansfield, Georgia are feeling the impact in deeply personal […]
Nova Scotia municipalities to receive grants for infrastructure, innovation, and development
Water Canada The Province of Nova Scotia is supporting 23 projects in municipalities across the province with funding for infrastructure upgrades, development and innovation. The support more than doubles the […]
Why Canada may not be ready for ‘new reality’ of flash flooding and severe storms
CBC Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he’s been following the “terrible tragedy” of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died. But […]
Flint Finishes Replacing 11,000 Lead Pipes, Concluding Activists’ Decade-Long Effort to Secure Clean Water
Good News Network If there were one place in America where you’d decline a glass of tap water it would be Flint, right? Wrong. A decade after lead-contaminated water was […]
Reducing multiple tap water contaminants may prevent over 50,000 cancer cases
EurekAlert! Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more than 50,000 lifetime cancer cases in the U.S., finds a new peer-reviewed study […]
Manitoba government invests $19.7M in Oak Lake Dam rehabilitation project
Water Canada The Manitoba government is investing $19.7 million to rehabilitate Oak Lake Dam, a critical piece of water infrastructure in southwestern Manitoba, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced. […]
Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the government hopes
The Conversation – Africa Green hydrogen is touted by some as the future – a way for Australia to slowly replace its reliance on fossil fuel exports. The energy-dense gas […]
Aquifer system faces decline in multiple regions, study shows
Phys.org Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington’s complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its sustainability, according […]
Alberta and Ontario ask Carney government to ‘refrain’ from reintroducing First Nations clean water bill
APTN News The ministers of Environment from Alberta and Ontario are asking the federal government to “refrain” from reintroducing legislation that would mandate Canada to provide safe drinking water to […]
More testing needed on ‘forever chemicals’ in the North, advocate says
CBC An environmental group says not enough testing is being done to determine the extent of contamination from so-called “forever chemicals,” especially in the North. CBC News recently published an […]