N.W.T. regulator starting process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
CBC An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with a process that could grant Imperial Oil an emergency three-year water licence. Imperial Oil’s current water licence is set to expire in […]
Compare and contrast: New NOAA dataset to help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment
Phys.org The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). This comprehensive dataset known […]
Compare and contrast: RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show
The Guardian RAF bases are hotspots of toxic “forever chemical” pollution in water, analysis of Ministry of Defence documents has revealed. Moreover, some of the highest concentrations of these chemicals […]
Compare and contrast: Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
The Associated Press Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in […]
Compare and contrast: ‘Forgotten’. How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water
Al Jazeera “Water flows toward the money and to companies like Coca-Cola, not to the people”. San Crist bal, a city of 200,000 people, is home to a bottling plant […]
Compare and contrast: The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer
The Conversation – Europe But new reservoirs are not really the best and certainly not the only answer to water supply issues. A stronger focus on reusing water and demanding […]
Compare and contrast: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals – here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
The Conversation – United States What many people don’t realize is the extent to which their community drinking water systems can be damaged by fire, how their water is affected […]
Compare and contrast: Why Didn’t L.A. Firefighters Have Access to More Water? Newsom Calls For Investigation
TIME “While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish fires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes […]
Compare and contrast: As Drought Shrivels Hydro, This African Nation Pivots to Solar
Yale Environment 360 An unprecedented drought has lowered reservoirs in hydropower-dependent Zambia, leading to economically crippling blackouts and spurring a push for solar. With multiple utility-scale arrays now in the […]
Funky water woes in Westlock almost resolved: Mayor
Global News “You can taste kind of like a mouldy taste,” she said, adding it isn’t even that bad at her house. Wade said she already drinks bottle water at […]