Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation
Public Services International The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) launched the 4th edition of its annual Week of Action Against Water Privatisation, coinciding with the World Bank’s Annual […]
Engineers invent high-yield atmospheric water capture device for arid regions
Tech Xplore The idea of turning the air around us into drinking water is a marvel on its own. And grabbing a sustainable amount of it from low-humidity environments has […]
Funding for design plan to expand Lethbridge’s water treatment plant announced
CTV News A design plan is now underway to increase the capacity of Lethbridge’s Water Treatment Plant. We know on peak days our demands exceed that 90 per cent of […]
Compare and contrast: Millions in the US may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies
Phys.org Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states more than 20% of the country’s population may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and […]
Compare and contrast: Asheville Has Tap Water, but No One Knows When It Will Be Drinkable
The New York Times Nearly a month after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, running water has now been restored to most of the region around Asheville […]
Construction to start on major Foothills-Okotoks water project
CBC The Foothills Okotoks Regional Water Project will see water pumped from the confluence of the Bow and Highwood rivers to treatment facilities in both the town and Foothills County. […]
Compare and contrast: Britain launches sweeping review of scandal-ridden water utility sector
The Globe and Mail Britain on Wednesday launched a major review to tackle the crisis in its water utility sector after years of underinvestment and pollution scandals affecting rivers, lakes […]
Compare and contrast: Risk of cardiovascular disease linked to long-term exposure to arsenic in community water supplies
Science Daily Long-term exposure to arsenic in water may increase cardiovascular risk and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal regulatory limit, according to new research. […]
Replacing Canada’s crumbling water, road infrastructure would cost more than $300B: Statistics Canada
CBC The Statistics Canada survey suggests that more than a tenth of Canada’s water systems are considered to be in “poor” or “very poor” condition. It estimates that replacing those […]
Compare and contrast: Australia to toughen rules around acceptable levels of key PFAS chemicals in drinking water under draft guidelines
The Guardian Australia could toughen the rules regarding the acceptable levels of key PFAS chemicals in drinking water, lowering the amount of so-called forever chemicals allowed per litre. Click here […]
