Thursday, February 12, 2026
Aquatic Invasive Species Impacting Mercury in Great Lakes Fish
According to a new study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loading…
International
Global Commission on Adaptation Outlines Action Track on Water
At the end of September, the Global Commission on Adaptation launched a Year of Action to accelerate and scale climate adaptation solutions, with key tracks…
CGLR Partners with IAGLR to Restore and Protect Great Lakes
A new partnership aims to better connect science, policy, and business interests to accelerate both the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes. The International…
Rising Emissions are Turning Arctic Permafrost into Carbon Source: Study
Arctic regions have captured and stored carbon for tens of thousands of years, but a new study shows winter emissions from the Arctic may now…
E.P.A. Unveils Five-Year Plan to Accelerate Restoration of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and Region 5 Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager, Cathy Stepp, unveiled an updated action…
Laundry in Canada and U.S. Releases Trillions of Plastic Microfibres: Study
A study by Ocean Wise estimates that 878 tonnes of plastic microfibres are released from household laundry in Canada and the United States through wastewater…
Canature Partners with UV-LED Solutions Provider Acuva Technologies
Acuva Technologies, a company based in British Columbia that provides advanced UV-LED water purification solutions, has partnered with Canature, a manufacturer of residential and commercial…
U.S. Geological Survey Launches Method to Calculate Streamflows
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a method that will support its popular StreamStats application for the first time in a watershed shared by two…
Tecta-PDS Partners with International Triathlon Union
Tecta-PDS announced that it has partnered with the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for delivering fast and reliable microbiological water quality tests in ITU sanctioned events.…
Sewage Gives Clues about Socioeconomic Status and Habits: Study
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research has found that the study of wastewater sewage can…
Study Examines Benefits of Updating Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure
Massive networks of drains, pipes, and tiles that enable food production on much of the world’s most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement…
International Water Association Elects Tom Mollenkopf as President
The International Water Association (IWA) has elected Tom Mollenkopf as president of the Association for the period October 2020 until August 2022. He will take…
IJC Appoints Montreal City Councillor Suzie Miron to Board
The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced that it has appointed Suzie Miron, a city councillor in Montreal, as a Canadian local member to the International…
WEF Announces Winners of Student Design Competition
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado are the winners of the 2019…
Water Environment Federation Announces 2019-2020 Board of Trustees
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced its 2019-2020 Board of Trustees that were confirmed by WEF’s House of Delegates during WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago.…
Choices Made Now Critical for the Future of Our Ocean and Cryosphere: IPCC
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious, and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring…
Governments can Prevent PFAS Pollution in Great Lakes: Report
As communities across the Great Lakes region grapple with contaminated drinking water due to toxic PFAS chemicals, a new National Wildlife Federation report outlines how…
Toronto-based UV Pure Partners with Colorado-based Filter Tech Systems
UV Pure has announced a new international partnership with Colorado-based Filter Tech Systems, an established player in the U.S. packaged water treatment systems market. With…
Axine Signs Multiyear Service Agreement with Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Onsite industrial wastewater treatment provider Axine Water Technologies has signed a multiyear service agreement with a pharmaceutical manufacturer to treat wastewater at its manufacturing plant…
Climate Change Could Impact Ability of Soils to Absorb Water: Study
Climate change may reduce the ability of soils to absorb water in many parts of the world, according to a study published in the journal…
Microplastics Potentially Causing Catastrophic Consequences
Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles and causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, according to…
New Research Finds Problem with Groundwater Monitoring
Bad wells tend to get excluded from studies on groundwater levels, a problem that could skew results everywhere monitoring is used to decide government policies…
Study Measures Impact of Built Environment on Water Use
How much water single-family residences use is closely related to a community’s built environment, according to a study led by the University of Arizona (U.A.).…
Aquarela: The Real Shape of Water
Documentaries come in many forms – seven, to be precise, according to documentary film scholar Bill Nichols. The information revealed in the visible evidence and…