Compare and contrast: ‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted

The Conversation – Australia
Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, the first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and billions of dollars committed by governments to water-quality improvements.   Click here to read the story.