Water Pollution

In this Feb. 6, 1969, file photo, state forestry conservation crews gather up oil-soaked straw on a beach in Santa Barbara, Calif. Fifty years after the first Earth Day helped spur activism over air and water pollution and disappearing plants and animals, significant improvements are undeniable but monumental challenges remain.…

BOSTON -- Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to her legs after swimming in Boston Harbor. The Merrimack River colored bright blue and green by textile mill chemicals. Black smoke everywhere. Kim Wasserman worries about what it's like today: Hundreds of diesel trucks rolling…

Honorable Mention2020 Skyscraper Competition Yiran Fu, Zhen Meng China The project is located next to the campus in Stockholm, where, as a result of the study, water pollution has been a persistent problem. What we want to focus on is the climate crisis and the relationship between building and environmental impact.…

The latest environmental report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of freshwater ecosystems, and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats. Almost all New Zealand rivers running through urban and farming areas (95-99%) carry pollution above water quality guidelines, while most of the…

Optimized distance between food production and consumption graphic. Credit: Aalto University Globalisation has revolutionized food production and consumption in recent decades, and cultivation has become more efficient As a result, diets have diversified and food availability has increased in around the globe. However, it has also led to a situation…

Pakist­ani resear­chers have develo­ped a low-cost soluti­on to clean wastew­ater and sewage using floati­ng plants­ A representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: Industrial wastewater and sewage are one of the biggest threats to both the environment and wildlife that thrives on them. By working their way up the food chain, they also…

For conservation and management of riverbanks The government has decided in principle to set up a State-level authority for the conservation and management of riverbanks. The State Cabinet which met here on Monday entrusted the Water Resources Department with holding discussions with other stakeholder departments on the constitution of the…

In recent weeks, many Americans have voluntarily and radically altered their behavior in order to protect others from the novel coronavirus. Those who are less vulnerable are making sacrifices in order to protect those who are more vulnerable: the elderly, the immunocompromised, and—in our country, with its broken social safety…

During the outbreak, the agency will allow companies to monitor themselves for pollution violations. Chen Min Chun "The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping relaxation of environmental rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing power plants, factories and other facilities to determine for themselves if they are able to…

Making and having money is certainly a good thing. It opens doors and makes the world go around. As the saying goes, “money talks.” Focusing solely on money, however, leads to a one-dimensional and shallow existence. It results in a lack of purpose, unfulfilling work and living for the weekend.…