Federal government invests in improved flood protection in the Village of Tahsis
Water Canada This project involves constructing two flood walls and an earth berm along the North Maquinna Drive from north of Rogers Street to Head Bay Road to safeguard the […]
Compare and contrast: ‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster?
France 24 It has been more than 100 years since Paris’s last great flood, meaning the city is well overdue another mammoth deluge that authorities predict could leave hundreds of […]
Stantec to spearhead design for South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions projects
Water Canada The Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, has awarded Stantec two projects in the Region’s South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions (SNWWTS) program. Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design […]
Compare and contrast: Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows
Inside Climate News The Texas city has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, thirsty industries continue to locate nearby […]
Ontario gets the ball rolling on proposed 1,000-MW pumped storage project
Hydro Review The Ontario government is advancing pre-development work for the proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project, developed in partnership with TC Energy (TCE) and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. The project, […]
Compare and contrast: Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies
Prevention Web Research: This report focuses on sustainable stormwater management in Swedish municipalities and aims to further understanding of the planning and policy context for the implementation of nature-based solutions […]
Compare and contrast: Notorious US chemical plant polluting water with toxic PFAS, lawsuit claims
The Guardian The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges. It represents the […]
Compare and contrast: How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits
The Conversation – United States Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public water supplies, including tap water, because they […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war
Al Jazeera Last month, China approved the construction of its most ambitious – and the world’s largest – dam over the Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet’s Medog county, right before it […]
$6.6M water treatment upgrade aims to improve water quality for High Level
CBC The town of High Level faces some of the highest costs in Alberta to treat its water due to the large amount of chemicals required to remove organic materials […]