Canadian and American advocates join to promote big oversight idea of the “commons.”
Read more ... |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Environment | Water News
Written by Nadya Ivanova
Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:45
1 Comment
Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:45
1 Comment
Closing in on nearly two decades in court, this “David and Goliath” fight seems far from over. Plaintiffs contend that no amount of money can repair the damage to the environment and to the lives of the 30,000 who claim to have been affected, while the U.S. oil company has denounced the Ecuadorean court system as corrupt.
Read more ...
Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 05 January 2012 06:00
No Comments
Thursday, 05 January 2012 06:00
No Comments
News headlines are often dominated by the big, unexpected events — BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, for example, or Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophes in 2011 — but some events come with advance warning. Here is a preview of the water news to look for in 2012.
Read more ...
Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:29
6 Comments
Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:29
6 Comments
An estimated 10 to 40 percent of prescription and over-the-counter medicines are not used, but how to properly dispose of these drugs depends on who you ask. Since there is no continuous national program, states — and even some cites — are instituting their own regulations, but not without complaints from the pharmaceutical industry.
Read more ...
Written by Codi Yeager
Friday, 04 November 2011 10:38
No Comments
Friday, 04 November 2011 10:38
No Comments
High temperatures and salinity concentrations along the Texas Gulf Coast are behind a toxic red tide, fish kills, and an influx of oyster parasites. Additionally, several saltwater species have been found upstream, surviving in a typically freshwater environment and signaling a large change in these delta ecosystems.
Read more ...
Written by Nadya Ivanova
Thursday, 03 November 2011 06:00
No Comments
Thursday, 03 November 2011 06:00
No Comments
Shale gas test drilling likely triggered two minor earthquakes in northwestern England earlier this year, according to a a new report commissioned by Cuadrilla Resources, a private United Kingdom-based energy company.
Read more ...
Written by Brett Walton
Monday, 10 October 2011 12:41
4 Comments
Monday, 10 October 2011 12:41
4 Comments
The $1.8 billion Brightwater facility, 10 miles northeast of Seattle, eschews old notions of what a sewage plant is. State-of-the-art membrane technology produces reusable water, a trail system allows outdoor recreation, and wetlands give salmon a place to spawn.
Read more ...
Written by Mark Townsend
Wednesday, 05 October 2011 12:19
2 Comments
Wednesday, 05 October 2011 12:19
2 Comments
China has some of the dirtiest and most dangerous water in the world. This detailed and interactive timeline shows key pollution events, protests, and policy reforms from the last eight years at both the national and regional levels as China tries to clean up its act.
Read more ...
Written by Brett Walton
Monday, 03 October 2011 12:45
4 Comments
Monday, 03 October 2011 12:45
4 Comments
Utilities are required by law to treat water to national standards, but no such controls exist for private wells, where the risk from contaminants is greater.
Read more ...
Written by Keith Schneider
Friday, 30 September 2011 06:00
2 Comments
Friday, 30 September 2011 06:00
2 Comments
A new community on the Yangtze River has, so far, been more successful at attracting ducks than people. But city officials have their sights set high for Lingang Port City, which they say could be home to nearly a million people by 2050. Cleaner water will be a big help.
Read more ...