Compare and contrast: A 500-cubic-metre oil spill is still tainting lives in this Hungarian town
EuroNews Green After nearly 500 cubic metres of oil spilled from an old pipe, locals are demanding compensation and accountability from the Hungarian oil company. Click here to read […]
Compare and contrast: Building Climate Resilience through Nature-Based Infrastructure in Drakenstein, South Africa
IISD Together with local partners and C40 Cities Finance Facility, we developed a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) to assess the benefits of investing in NBI in river sub-catchments between the […]
B.C. plans for ‘any action’ Trump may take on Columbia River Treaty
The Narwhal The Trump administration has suspended Columbia River Treaty negotiations with Canada as trade tensions heighten with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum exports that […]
Compare and contrast: The Great British Sewage Dump
Reuters Widespread sewage spills contaminate Britain’s waterways and hit the broader economy. Click here to read the story.
Compare and contrast: Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking
Inside Climate News Billions of gallons of freshwater are used for fracking every year in Colorado. Companies will now have to gradually increase the amount of recycled water they use. […]
Compare and contrast: EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands
The Associated Press The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it covers, building […]
Compare and contrast: How climate change affects rain and floods
Science Daily Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish […]
Compare and contrast: Flood and drought risk increasing in cities – study
BBC News The world’s 100 most populated cities are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought, according to new research. The research found that 17% of the cities studied were […]
Compare and contrast: What is climate whiplash? New report reveals dangers of flooding and drought in European cities
EuroNews Green Researchers have found that 90 per cent of all climate disasters are driven by too much or too little water. A new report has revealed how the 100 […]
Compare and contrast: Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent
The Associated Press Scientists have long predicted that as climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas makes the air warmer, it holds more moisture, which means bigger, […]