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Compare and contrast: Water consumption drops in Great Lake cities, study finds
Midland Daily News
Residents of major Great Lakes cities, including Lansing, are using less water. And the relationship between per capita water use and socioeconomic factors such as income and race may prove significant as policymakers address inequities in the distribution and affordability of water. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Pumping cold water into rivers could help fish chill out
Science News Explores
This past summer, hundreds of fish in Canada beat the heat in human-made plumes of cold water. The approach could help protect cold-water species as climate change warms rivers. Click here to continue reading
Local groups say new funding will help promote living shorelines in N.S.
CBC
The Nova Scotia government has pledged more than $2.4 million to seven community-led projects that focus on living shorelines. Living shorelines are seen as a nature-based way to reduce coastal erosion and flooding caused by climate change. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Taking Shape On Hydropower Plant
CleanTechnica
The plans for the world’s largest floating solar power plant illustrate how quickly the floating solar field can grow. The project is aimed at expanding an existing 145-megawatt (AC) floating solar array at the Cirata hydropower reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, to reach a total of up to 500 megawatts. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Unsafe lead levels in school drinking water: new study IDs building risk factors
Science Daily
Civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The most telling characteristic for schools in Massachusetts is building age, with facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s at the greatest risk. Click here to continue reading
Mild, rainy winter expected as Canada warms at twice the global rate
CTV News
Federal scientists presented a seasonal forecast on Friday that called for lower-than-average snowfall levels over large swaths of Western and Central Canada, above average levels in parts of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Quebec, and average levels everywhere else. Parts of the country forecast to receive less snow should be prepared for more rain. Click here to continue reading
Helping Alberta manage water supply
Government of Alberta
The government has issued a request for proposal to help conduct modelling throughout the winter, and to work with municipalities, water users, industry and others to explore ways to maximize the province’s water supply, if needed. Click here to continue reading
Water Security Agency Issues Conditions at Freeze-up Report
Water Security Agency
The Water Security Agency released the 2023 Conditions at Freeze-up Report. Hot and dry conditions throughout the summer and fall have led to most areas of the province heading into the winter with below to well below normal soil moisture. Click here to continue reading
Upper Fish Creek State of the Watershed: online report released!
BRBC
The Bow River Basin Council (BRBC) has released the latest edition of the Upper Fish Creek State of the Watershed Report. This updated report builds upon the original version completed in 2021 for the Fish Creek Watershed Association. Click here to continue reading
BC Hydro’s Site C project inches closer to the finish line
Journal of Commerce
BC Hydro’s recent announcement marks a significant milestone for the Site C Clean Energy project, with 80 per cent of the construction now complete. The project is on track for filling in 2024 and project completion in 2025. Click here to continue reading