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News tag: International

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In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use

The Associated Press In the desert of landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, Mainstream Aquaculture has a fish farm where it’s growing […]

Rivers are exhaling ancient carbon and climate math just changed

Science Daily A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the […]

Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever

The Guardian It has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Countries across Europe, […]

The river that came back to life: a journey down the reborn Klamath

The Guardian Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recovery.   Click here […]

EIB launches 15 billion drive to combat Europe’s water crisis

Smart Water Magazine The European Investment Bank (EIB) will allocate 15 billion ($17 billion) over the next three years to projects aimed at reducing water pollution, preventing water waste, and […]

Drinking water reservoir construction to begin

BBC News A 12-month project to construct a new 2.9m drinking water reservoir for the north of the Isle of Man is set to get underway. The service reservoir has […]

Sustainable Switch Climate Focus: Europe boosts water preservation efforts

Reuters Although this year’s World Environment Day focuses on plastic pollution in our waters, today’s focus touches on a wider issue – the preservation of water ecosystems.” This week, the […]

Emerging pollutants are aggravating water crisis in developing countries, dossier says

EurekAlert! As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise by 55% by 2050. Experts project that this increase in demand […]

Major River Restoration Project Commences in Northumberland

AZoCleantech One of the largest river restoration projects in the UK has commenced in the Breamish Valley, Northumberland. Led by the LIFE WADER nature-recovery project in partnership with the Environment […]

Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution

The Guardian Bonuses for 10 water company executives in England, including the boss of Thames Water, will be banned with immediate effect over serious sewage pollution, as part of new […]

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