Compare and contrast: Pair of large quakes rattle Texas oil patch, putting spotlight on water disposal
Reuters Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and put a fresh spotlight on the water disposal […]
Compare and contrast: Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say
Inside Climate News The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has marked for fast-track review more than 600 permit applications for projects under President Donald Trump’s “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” […]
Compare and contrast: South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed
The Conversation – Africa South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water […]
Compare and contrast: France’s parliament votes to ban some uses of ‘forever chemicals’
Phys.org The French bill aims to prevent the production, import or sale from January 2026 of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists. Because PFAS take an […]
Compare and contrast: Kentucky’s top environmental official has ‘grave concerns’ about water pollution bill
Phys.org “The bill threatens the water quality of many Kentucky rivers, streams and tributaries and, as a result, would significantly compromise Kentucky’s groundwater, impacting the water quality of more than […]
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 […]
Compare and contrast: U.S. stream network is longer during annual high-flow conditions
EurekAlert! Rivers and streams may look permanent, but their lengths can change dramatically with the seasons, according to a new study. It reports that stream networks in the United States […]
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 […]
Compare and contrast: Massive flooding strikes Indonesia’s South Sulawesi
Asia News Network Several regions of South Sulawesi were hit by massive flooding on Tuesday after days of torrential rains that led to three rivers bursting their banks, forcing thousands […]
Compare and contrast: Climate risk: Which European countries have been hit the hardest by extreme weather events?
EuroNews Green Extreme weather events linked to the climate crisis caused more than 765,000 deaths worldwide between 1993 and 2022. Three European countries rank among those facing the biggest human […]