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Compare and contrast: National policy aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gases also would improve water quality
Science Daily
A climate policy that raises the price of carbon-intensive products across the entire U.S. economy would yield a side benefit of reducing nitrate groundwater contamination throughout the Mississippi River Basin. The Gulf of Mexico, an important U.S. fishery, also would see modest benefits from the nitrate reductions. Click here to continue reading
University of Calgary named world’s first United Nations University hub for water
Calgary Herald
The University of Calgary has become the world’s first United Nations University hub focused on water. The hub is a partnership between the Calgary school and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, which is a think tank based in Hamilton. Click here to continue reading
Glencore’s prized Canadian coal mines come with rising environmental scrutiny
Reuters
A Glencore-led consortium’s successful $9 billion bid for Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal unit could face tougher environmental clean-up obligations, as water pollution from the mines comes under increasing scrutiny in the U.S. and Canada. Ottawa and Washington are close to requesting a study of selenium contamination from Teck’s Elk Valley mines in southeast British Columbia. Click here to continue reading
EuroNews Green
Hydroponics uses just 10 per cent of the water needed for traditional cultivation. Amid water scarcity and shrinking arable land, some smallholders in Egypt are switching to soilless farming. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: A quarter of freshwater fish risk extinction -study
Reuters
About a quarter of all freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction due to threats from climate change and pollution, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Monday. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don’t Warn Residents
Scientific American
Staggering amounts of toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in freshwater fish, but there is no US federal guidance on what is a safe amount to eat. At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, KFF Health News found, with some warning residents not to eat any fish caught in particular lakes or rivers because of dangerous levels of forever chemicals. Click here to continue reading
Tataskweyak Cree Nation to get $40M water pipeline after 6 years under boil water advisory
CBC
The construction of a new 40-kilometre pipeline and water treatment plant for the community is set to begin next spring, meaning Tataskweyak’s six-year boil water advisory will be coming to an end. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground species
The Conversation – Australia
Groundwater is the world’s largest unfrozen freshwater reserve. Globally, we pump almost 1,000 cubic kilometres of this ancient water each year. About a third of the world’s largest groundwater basins are in distress, meaning levels are continuously declining. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Our cities will need to harvest stormwater in an affordable and green way – here’s how
The Conversation – Australia
When it rains, stormwater runs down surfaces like streets and parking lots and into drains. At such times, stormwater is seen as a problem. But it’s also the last untapped source of water available for cities. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk
The Conversation – United Kingdom
Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. Our recent research reveals that 49 deltas around the world, including the Nile, Mekong, and Mississippi are facing growing risks under all of the IPCC’s future scenarios for climate change and development. Click here to continue reading