Water Pollution

Water companies in England are facing a backlash after figures revealed a surge in pollution incidents last year, dramatically exceeding targets set by the Environment Agency. Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) reports a staggering 2,487 pollution incidents in 2024, the highest in a decade and a 30 per cent…

Soil samples were removed for lab testing Work by Nottingham Trent University in collaboration with Britpave, the insitu cementitious and concrete infrastructure association, sought to address concerns about the leaching potential of soil stabilisation. The stabilisation of weak natural soils using binders such as lime or cement is an established…

Mumbai: State environment minister Pankaja Munde moved a resolution in the legislative council on Friday, stating the state govt decided to adopt the Water Pollution (Prevention, Regulation and Monitoring) (Amendment) Act, 2024. Read More

One of President Donald Trump's promises upon taking office was to revamp vehicle emissions regulations established by the previous administration. That is now officially underway in what the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling the "biggest deregulatory action in US history." You can peruse all 26 press releases published…

The rise of Instagram and Airbnb have influenced Tulum’s rapid transformation from backpackers’ paradise to hotel-dense tourism hub...Read More

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate changeRead More

The Selangor government has ordered the local council in charge of the Kuang area to coordinate a joint law enforcement operation on all factories there. This followed yesterday’s call by the National Water Services Commission (Span) for an urgent raid on factories in Kuang to ensure they do not pollute…

MANGAUNG - Large-scale mining is a major contributor to water pollution in South Africa.  The quality of clean drinking water is compromised in communities and farming is adversely affected.  READ: SA's water crisis | Turning seawater into drinking water Ground water and rivers also suffer consequences with precious water resources…

In Boipatong, Phuthulla Primary School has struggled for at least eight years with the flow of sewage from broken pipes into the school yard when it rains. Photo supplied The rubbish tips and contaminated waterways in the townships of Emfuleni local municipality in southern Gauteng — caused by broken wastewater…

The U.S. and tribal governments make progress against contaminated coal mine runoff from British Columbia, which has been polluting Montana and Idaho for years. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A new agreement between the U.S., Canada and Indigenous people on both sides of the northern border may signal a breakthrough in reducing…