Thursday, May 1, 2025
Pollution Probe, CGLR, and RBC Launch Big Data Project for Great Lakes
Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) have partnered with the Royal Bank of Canada on a project to improve approaches…
International
Clearford Expands Operations in India with Two New System Installations
Ottawa-based Clearford Water Systems has announced that its subsidiary, Clearford India Pvt. Ltd., has signed contracts for two new Clearford One® system installations for villages…
CUSMA to Modernize Environment Goals, Reduce Marine Pollution
At the completion of negotiations for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the parties agreed to continue collaboration on environmental objectives through the Commission for Environmental…
Bluefield Report Pinpoints Opportunities for Tech in U.S. Water Sector
In 2017, U.S. industry spent $10.2 billion on water management, including water acquisition, treatment, reuse, and discharge, according to Bluefield Research. In its latest report, Opportunities…
Research Links Shrinking Water Supplies to Drier Soils
A study conducted by Professor Ashish Sharma at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney explains that drying soils are at the root…
Global Water Partnership Report on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
At COP24, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched a report entitled Preparing to Adapt: The Untold Story of Water in Climate Change Adaptation. The new…
Report on Impacts of Crude Oil Transport in the Great Lakes Basin
The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board has provided a report on the potential ecological impacts of transporting crude oil through the Great…
Substantial Water Loss in Landlocked Basins Affecting Sea Level Rise
Along with a warming climate and intensified human activities, recent water storage in global landlocked basins has undergone a widespread decline. A new study reveals…
Anishinabek Nation, Mayors Call for Stricter Rules in Great Lakes Withdrawals
Canadian and United States mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and Anishinabek Nation leadership have joined together to call for stricter…
Report: 2017 Lake Ontario Flood Not the Result of Outflow Protocols
A new report concludes that there were few surprises regarding how the plans used to regulate the outflows from Lake Superior and Lake Ontario performed…
Three BUIs Designated as Not Impaired in St. Clair River AOC
The Canadian Remedial Action Plan Implementation Committee (CRIC) for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC) has announced a Not Impaired status has been…
Canada Joins International Efforts for Coastal Resilience in the Pacific Region
Canada will work with the international community to build resilience to climate change in the Pacific region. Announced by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the…
Global Center on Adaptation Becomes Managing Partner for Climate Vulnerable Forum
The Global Center on Adaptation will act as a managing partner to support the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an international partnership of countries that serves…
Researchers Measure 71 Inorganic Elements in Liquids Simultaneously
A method for simultaneous measurement of 71 inorganic elements in liquids, including water, beverages, and biological fluids, offers to make element testing faster, more efficient,…
Researchers Remove Mercury from Water Using Platinum Electrodes
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have presented a new way to clean contaminated water using an electrochemical process. The research, Effective removal of…
Emerald Technology Ventures Announces Acquisition of OT Security Company
The Swiss-Canadian investment firm, Emerald Technology Ventures has announced the acquisition of its portfolio company SecurityMatters, a provider of operational technology (OT) network protection, by…
International Water Association Names 2018 Fellows
The International Water Association (IWA) has appointed new IWA Fellows and Distinguished Fellows. These individual water professionals are being recognized by their peers for their…
IWA Signs MOU with Water and Sanitation Regulators of the Americas
The International Water Association (IWA) and the Association of Regulators of Water and Sanitation of the Americas (ADERASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Parties of the Ramsar Convention Call for Alignment of Wetland Conservation and Biodiversity Targets
Following, the 13th Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention (COP13), the members have called for wetland conservation to be embedded in the post-2020 biodiversity…
Liquid-Gated Membranes Reduce Energy in Industrial Water Treatment
New research describes using liquid-gated membranes (LGMs) for treating wastewater from industrial projects and its improvements on conventional membrane filtration technology. Conducted by the Wyss…
UN Environment Exec. Director Statement on Environmental Impact of Armed Conflict
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the executive director of UN Environment, Erik Solheim, has…
Global Water Partnership Seeks Interns for 2019
Global Water Partnership (GWP) is soliciting applications for internship positions for spring 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. One intern will support the monitoring & evaluation of GWP’s…
Canada and China Sign MOU on Climate Change Cooperation
Yesterday, Canada and China signed a memorandum of understanding on climate change cooperation. The MOU was signed by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change…
Research Finds Current Reporting Belies Wildfire Impacts on Water Security
New research from Utah State University argues that the modern focus of wildfire trend reports underestimate the threats to water security. Dramatic increases in wildfire…