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UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

Tired Earth March 24, 2024

As of 2022, more than 2 billion people were without access to safely managed drinking water, while 3.5 billion people....

Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams, for better and worse

Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams, for better and worse

George Scott February 22, 2022

Forest fires can have a significant effect on the amount of water flowing in nearby rivers and streams, and the....

Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon

Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon

George Scott February 01, 2022

An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that supplies water to indigenous....

‘It is desperate’: how Environment Agency staff were silenced as pollution worsened

‘It is desperate’: how Environment Agency staff were silenced as pollution worsened

Liang Lan January 31, 2022

As public disgust at foul waterways in England grew, the body responsible for protecting them tried to stifle internal criticism

Increased salt in water table could pose threat to environment, human safety

Increased salt in water table could pose threat to environment, human safety

George Scott October 25, 2021

There's more salt in many local sources of drinking water now compared to 40 years ago, according to monitoring done....

Tired Earth: Interview with Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of UN Environment, President Green Belt

Tired Earth: Interview with Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of UN Environment, President Green Belt

Erik Solheim September 25, 2021

We humans breath Plastics or drink plastics or eat plastics when we consume fish. Even the most pristine drinking water....

Study Says Up to 75% Of Plastics From Detergent Pods Enter The Environment, Industry Says They Safely Biodegrade

Study Says Up to 75% Of Plastics From Detergent Pods Enter The Environment, Industry Says They Safely Biodegrade

Rebecca Herbert August 11, 2021

The pods aren’t necessarily an eco-friendly option for your washing machine or dishwasher.

Drinking Bottled Water Is 1,400 Times Worse For The Environment Than Tap Water

Drinking Bottled Water Is 1,400 Times Worse For The Environment Than Tap Water

Rebecca Herbert August 09, 2021

Bottled water has more of an environmental impact than filling up a glass from the tap. However, the researchers put....