With Perth experiencing one of the driest winters on record in 2015, innovative solutions to Perth's drinking water supplies have never been more crucial.
Environment
Oct 23, 2015
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The environmental impact of plastic is finally receiving the attention it deserves. This is partly down to the BBC's Blue Planet II highlighting the problem of ocean plastics. But it's also because the Chinese government ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2018
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The slums in the Global South hold the key to building circular cities in other developing countries, according to Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers.
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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As California grapples with what state water officials have called a drought of "epic proportions," UC Berkeley urban-water expert David Sedlak has been watching for signs that people are ready for a water revolution.
Environment
Feb 19, 2014
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Agricultural expansion is quickly chewing up native vegetation in the vast wooded savannas of Brazil's Cerrado biome, and a new study shows that those changes in land use are altering the region's water cycle.
Environment
Mar 31, 2016
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Even though the water we've used for washing hands is barely contaminated, it usually goes down the drain. A newly developed system allows handwashing water to be recycled, thus not only saving water, but also helping to ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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As municipalities contract with the City of Chicago to supply fresh water from Lake Michigan, a new report from University of Illinois Chicago researchers recommends that plans include supplying recycled water for industry ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2023
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Can water ever be too clean? If the intent is to store it underground, the answer, surprisingly, is yes. In a new study, Stanford scientists have shown that recycled water percolating into underground storage aquifers in ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2015
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Brazil's 'arc of deforestation' accounted for 85% of all Amazon deforestation from 1996 to 2005. Although deforestation rates have dropped considerably since 2005, the forests of the southeastern Amazon remain vulnerable ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2015
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(AP) -- With a kick of its rocket thrusters, space shuttle Discovery zoomed to the international space station Tuesday to deliver one last set of solar wings that should bring the orbiting complex to full power.
Space Exploration
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