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Costs to clean up Teck’s B.C. coal mines are billions higher than previously thought: report
The Narwhal
The cost to clean up British Columbia’s largest mining complex is billions of dollars higher than government and industry estimates, according to a new report. It estimates it will cost $6.4 billion to remove just selenium from water affected by Teck’s Elk Valley coal mines. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Euroviews. Are water cycles the missing piece of the climate crisis puzzle?
EuroNews Green
Climate models are based largely on extrapolating fossil fuel emissions. But is a missing critical factor linked to plants and water making things worse? Eurof Uppington opinion piece. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Coffee grounds might be the answer to agricultural contamination: Here’s how
EuroNews Green
Scientists from Brazil’s Federal Technological University of Paraná found that leftover coffee can absorb bentazone, a herbicide frequently used in agriculture. The European Environment Agency has highlighted dangerous levels of bentazone in surface water, exceeding levels set in the Water Framework Directive and putting European Green Deal targets for pesticide use in jeopardy. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: Bengaluru: Water crisis shakes India’s Silicon Valley
BBC News
In India’s Bengaluru city (formerly Bangalore), thousands of people have been chasing tankers, taking fewer showers and sometimes missing work to store enough water to get through the day. “It is often said that traffic is the biggest problem in Bengaluru but actually water is the larger issue,” says civic activist Srinivas Alavilli. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: California zombie lake turned farmland to water. A year later, is it gone for good?
The Guardian
For a time last year, it was difficult to drive through a large swath of central California without running into the new shoreline of a long dormant lake. The scene was astounding. Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater body west of the Mississippi before it was drained for agriculture in the 19th century. While it has re-emerged during other periods of wet weather, the lake hadn’t been seen anywhere near this scale in 40 years. Click here to continue reading
Halifax senior stuck with $45K bill for new sewer, water lines before she can sell her duplex
CBC
She said she planned to rely on money from the sale to pay her rent and bills, but Halifax Water requires new sewer and water lines to be installed before the duplex can be subdivided. Click here to continue reading
Alberta’s North Saskatchewan earns heritage river status
CBC
The governments of Canada and Alberta have declared that the entire portion of the North Saskatchewan River flowing through Alberta is now recognized as a Canadian Heritage River. A 49-kilometre stretch of the river, coursing through Banff National Park, already holds designation under the Canadian Heritage Rivers system. Click here to continue reading
Reuse of the deuce: Calgary company recycling clean water from cattle, hog manure
CBC
A Calgary company is helping farmers recycle livestock manure into clean water that can be used to irrigate crops. Livestock Water Recycling says its technology separates cattle and hog manure into liquids and solids — so farmers can do their duty with their animals’ doody. Click here to continue reading
Students launch Shoal Lake 40 First Nation merch line on World Water Day
Global News
Where does your water come from? For Winnipeggers, the answer is Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, a community that long struggled for their right to clean water.Andrea Redsky, a teacher at Harvey Redsky Memorial School, said not all of her students will remember first-hand the decades-long boil water advisory in the community. Click here to continue reading
Compare and contrast: World Water Day 2024: bridging divides through water cooperation
World Health Organization
Access to drinking-water is a human right, but when water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal or no access, tensions can rise (1). This underscores the need to harness the cooperative power of water. Successful examples of water cooperation highlight its value in conflict resolution and community improvement. Click here to continue reading