Water Pollution

Rural trials will not use equipment 'from high risk vendors' says Ministry of Fun The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS, aka the Ministry of Fun) has barred Huawei gear from rural 5G trials. The department is funding nine pilots to the tune of £35m which aim…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) laid out a series of goals Thursday to make the farming sector more environmentally friendly, part of an effort to cut the carbon footprint of agriculture in half.“It’s a stretch goal, but it should be and we think we can get there,” Agriculture Secretary…

Updated February 20, 2020 09:43:07 Debbie Padroth and her partner, Pete Richer, stared down a firestorm to save their home at Balmoral, south-west of Sydney, but two months are concerned about the safety of their drinking water from asbestos contamination. Key points:Couple fears asbestos fibres from destroyed homes have contaminated…

“24, 25, 26…” chants the group of children gathered around a table at Periyar Science and Technology Centre in Kotturpuram. Their eyes trained at the dropper in the presenter’s hand, they count the number of water droplets as it drips on to a ₹2 coin, coalescing into a bigger drop.…

By Marvin Charles Feb 19, 2020Cape Town - Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell has intervened in the water pollution crisis at the Milnerton Lagoon. “There are still areas of concern and one of these includes the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works which has been found to…

ManitobaPortage la Prairie will tackle a stinky problem with help from the Manitoba and federal governments.Manitoba government puts up $61M, with Ottawa and Portage la Prairie chipping in $60M, $59M respectivelyCBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2020 10:57 AM CT | Last Updated: February 18Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly passed $10 million package of 13 bills designed to combat groundwater contamination on Tuesday, with lawmakers calling it a good start but not enough to address the persistent and growing problem.Ten of the 13 bills passed unanimously. Despite the broad support, it’s not…

Sébastien Godinot, Economist with the WWF European Policy Office, welcomes new European laws that will make it much clearer which investments are genuinely sustainable and help shift funding from fossil fuels to clean energiesA ray of light is set to penetrate the murky world of finance thanks to a new…

Updated February 15, 2020 19:25:13 Authorities have reconnected drinking water in Greater Sydney to Warragamba Dam after it was cut off due to bushfire contamination caused by last week's flooding. Key points:Sediment, ash and debris from burnt bushland was seen floating on the surface of Lake Burragorang near the dam…

Mt. Hood from Lookout Peak, Badger Creek Wilderness. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The Trump administration is stampeding ahead with a rewrite of the regulationsimplementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This landmark law requires federal agencies to study—and let the public weigh in on—the environmental impacts of federal actions. Ironically,…