Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a storm drain full of plastic and stinking black sludge, testament to India's failure to treat nearly two-thirds of its urban sewage.
Environment
May 3, 2023
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New research has been released into the potential for coal seam gas (CSG) activity in Queensland to affect human health.
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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The rivers running through the hearts of Australia's major cities and towns are often carrying heavy loads of nutrients and sediments.
Environment
Apr 20, 2023
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For months, residents of L'Espluga de Francoli have been saving water in bottles and foregoing showers to cope with long hours of daily water rationing as northeastern Spain suffers one of its worst droughts in decades.
Environment
Apr 19, 2023
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Pharmaceutical contaminants have been found in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida waters during a year-long study by FIU and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT).
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2023
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Every year on 22 March, World Water Day reminds us of the importance of one of the most important resources of life. Almost two-thirds of our planet is covered with water, but not even 3% is drinkable freshwater. Every day, ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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In the United States, public water systems are sometimes dosed with phosphate to reduce copper levels and lead pipe corrosion. This practice can help avert humanitarian disasters like the Flint water crisis, but because phosphorus ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has "sharply" increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren't merely tough weather events, they are leading to ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. And since methane warms the planet ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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From Colorado's high desert to the wooded hills of Pennsylvania, millions of oil and gas wells sit deserted, plunging thousands of feet into the earth. Many haven't been plugged, some leak greenhouse gases.
Environment
Feb 16, 2023
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