Sunday, July 27, 2025
Report Warns of Far-Reaching Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Region
How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife, and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new report. The…
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New Research Shows More Nitrogen Enters Streams than Expected
New research by a scientific collaboration, led by the USDA Forest Service, shows that more nitrogen from rain and snow is making it to more…
NOAA Collaborates with Partners to Address Drinking Water Safety
An inter-agency team of public and private sector partners is addressing drinking water safety for oxygen depleted waters (hypoxia). NOAA’s latest experimental forecast models, developed by…
Three Canadian Water Tech Companies to Participate in Mining Cleantech Challenge
Three Canadian water technology companies will be participating in the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association’s (CCIA) 3rd Mining Cleantech Challenge. “Mining companies are looking for ways…
Radical Transformation Required to Meet SDGs, According to Report
By 2050, we will share our planet with an estimated 9 to 10 billion people. We could be headed towards a crisis unless we significantly…
Alliance for Water Stewardship to Launch AWS Standard 2.0
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) will be launching the AWS Standard Version 2.0 on World Water Day 2019, which is taking place on Friday,…
Standard Setters and Framework Providers Support Better Reporting on SDGs
Major international corporate reporting standard setters and framework providers have released a position paper supporting the development of better reporting guidelines for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
Canadian and US Mayors Call for Immediate Action on Asian Carp
Mayors from Canada and the United States are urging immediate action on the threat of Asian carp at Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the…
EMAGIN Partners with Black & Veatch to Support to UK Water Companies
Kitchener, Ontario-based EMAGIN has teamed-up with Black & Veatch to support UK water companies with advanced operational intelligence, allied to enhanced asset management, and engineering…
IWA and IDB Launch AquaRating Community of Practice
The International Water Association (IWA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have launched the AquaRating Community of Practice for water professionals throughout the world. The AquaRating Community of Practice is aimed at…
LIFT Launches 2019 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge
The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is back for a second year to encourage participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the…
Report Reveals Increase in Corporate Action on Environmental Impacts within the Supply Chain
A new report by CDP reveals a step-change in corporate awareness and action on environmental impacts within the supply chain in the last decade. In…
CPR AM and CDP Launch Fund to Fight Global Warming
Building on its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, CPR AM, a subsidiary of Amundi, is teaming up with CDP to launch a…
Nature Conservancy of Canada Comments on World Wetlands Day
The conservation and restoration of wetlands in Manitoba must be a top priority, especially in the face of a changing climate, said Kevin Teneycke, acting…
Microplastic Contamination Found in Common Source of Groundwater
A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers – a groundwater source that accounts for 25 per cent of the…
Cleantech Group Names Axine Water Technologies in Global Cleantech 100
Industrial wastewater treatment provider Axine Water Technologies was named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2019 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 is an annual guide to…
Global Commission on Adaptation Meets with Leaders in Davos
Representing the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA), Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the World Bank, and Bill…
Frost and Sullivan Publishes Study on Smart Leak Detection
Water lost through leaking pipes is a huge contributor to non-revenue water (NRW), as most urban centers across the globe have water pipelines that are…
CDP Releases A List of Corporate Action on Climate, Water, and Forestry
CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, has released its ranking of the top global corporations in terms of their impact on climate change, water, and…
Canadian Takes Chair Position on International Environmental Committee
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has unanimously elected Canadian JPAC member Sabaa Khan as committee chair for 2019. She…
WEF Report: Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Threaten Groundwater
Last week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its 14th annual Global Risks Report 2019, where for the ninth year in a row, water was…
Researchers Develop Graphene and Bacterial Nanocellulose Membrane
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have created a bacteria-filtering membrane using graphene oxide and bacterial nanocellulose that effectively treats E. coli contaminated…
Climate Change Causes Water to Surpass Energy as Primary Limiter of Tree Growth
According to new research published by the University of Arizona (UA), climate change in the 20th century have caused water availability to surpass energy as…
Industry Response to Plastic Pollution Gains International Momentum
Industry leaders are accelerating their response to global plastic pollution, as a coalition of chemical companies have announced an international alliance, while Nestlé has announced…