Water Pollution

In yet another addition to measures taken to process solid waste, the city on Saturday got a bio-methanation plant, thanks to funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Swiss Federal Councillor and Head, Federal Department of Environment,…

Wazir Singh shows the submersible pump that he got installed for Rs 27,000. The pump draws water from a depth of 230 ft, but it is not fit for drinking. Express Photo by Divya Goyal It was nearly a year ago that Wazir Singh (47) decided to get a submersible…

We all rely on nature for our food & water and even for the air that we breathe. These are only some of the most visible benefits that nature provides. The UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) bel…

Nine major groups have called upon the Government to set tougher standards to clean up the country's waterways. In a joint statement, the groups including Forest & Bird, Greenpeace, Fish and Game, and the Environmental Defence Society set out four polic…

Though lacking the size and prestige of The New York Times or The Washington Post, The Storm Lake Times is arguably just as important. Two years ago, the small, bi-weekly Iowa paper (circulation: 3,000) won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for taking onagricultur…

A coal ash pile in Guayama, Puerto Rico © 2019 for Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)The United States Environmental Protection Agencys proposal to significantly weaken rules governing coal ash, a toxic byproduct of burning coal, poses a serious threat to …

Updated October 15, 2019 15:47:32 Chemical experts have warned a Queensland council that a plan to dump millions of litres of PFAS-tainted water into the sea off the Sunshine Coast is "insanity". Key points: The council's plan involves building a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday proposed retooling a 1991 rule on lead and cooper contamination in drinking water, but critics said the change slows by 20 years the timeline for removing aging lead service lines that could expose c…

Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. Wild bees buzz through farms, pollinating vegetables as they go. Nearby, wetlands might remove chemicals from the farm's runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communiti…

Nature supports people in critical ways, often at a highly local level. Wild bees buzz through farms, pollinating vegetables as they go. Nearby, wetlands remove chemicals from the farms runoff, protecting a community drinking water source. In communities all …