Water Pollution

France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned of contamination risks, but stoking worry for the local economy. The Fessenheim plant, opened in 1977 and already three years over its projected 40-year life…

Noticed this strange drain in middle of Dutch bus lane. Is it to stop cars using lane?A: It’s a bussluis. These are combinations of bus traps (stops narrower vehicles) and sump busters. This was found with a glass pipe and lighterA: Those are glass ‘screens’ they sit in the pipes…

The news industry is often accused of using fear and sensationalism to draw attention to stories.Have you ever heard the old, rather brutal saying "if it bleeds, it leads"?This phrase was coined by American magazine writer Eric Pooley, who argued violence and conflict were prioritised in TV news bulletins to…

Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D., Iowa), who has positioned herself as a champion of local agriculture, received the endorsement of a far-left environmental group considered hostile to the economic interests of Iowa farmers. Sierra Club, a liberal environmental activist group, announced its endorsement of Finkenauer on Tuesday. While the endorsement is…

IMAGE: Regional coupled C-N-H2O cycle processes and associated driving mechanisms view more  Credit: ©Science China Press The regional C-N-H2O coupling cycle is a strong coupling process that occurs between physicochemical process and biogeochemical processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through hydrological flux, and it is closely related and intercoupled biogeochemical processes.…

When first faced with the challenge of making my beauty routine entirely sustainable, changing my toothpaste was not the first thing that came to mind. I focused on make-up and cleansing products, the kinds of items that have recently gained a lot of traction in the sustainable beauty world. But…

Jefferson County mobile home park agrees to county takeover of sewage lagoon to protect Big River JEFFERSON COUNTY — An 80-acre mobile home park here has agreed to a county sewer district takeover of its sewage system to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it was polluting the Big River.The Jefferson…

For 8 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency relied solely on company reports to verify that a North Carolina factory controlled releases of the flurochemical GenX, the agency’s internal watchdog says in a report released May 28. The EPA and DuPont agreed in 2009 to the conditions for the company…

In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with the development and water pollution at their favorite break, Malibu’s Surfrider Beach. They took their environmental concerns to California State Parks officials — and prevailed. The Surfrider Foundation was born. Since then, the nonprofit has kept its focus on…

In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with the development and water pollution at their favorite break, Malibu’s Surfrider Beach. They took their environmental concerns to California State Parks officials — and prevailed. The Surfrider Foundation was born. Since then, the nonprofit has kept its focus on…