
Human damage done to more than half of all rivers worldwide
For people who enjoy nature, seeing animals in rivers is a pretty cool sight. But in more than half of all of them, life has been impacted by human activity, a major new study says. […]
For people who enjoy nature, seeing animals in rivers is a pretty cool sight. But in more than half of all of them, life has been impacted by human activity, a major new study says. […]
A report has warned of a “catastrophic” decline in freshwater fish, with nearly a third threatened by extinction. Conservation groups said 80 species were known to have gone extinct, 16 in the last year alone. […]
New group has written to Noble Foods near River Wye, where chemical runoffs are said to be causing serious damage. The heads of some of the biggest agricultural suppliers are being targeted in a campaign […]
The molluscs are remarkably good at detecting pollution A water pump known as Gruba Kaska (Fat Kathy) is a local landmark in Warsaw. To get there, you must walk 300 metres through a slimy tunnel […]
Thousands of homes in south London have been affected by “dirty yellow” tap water. Engineers are urgently fixing the damaged pipes which are affecting parts of Tooting, Wimbledon, Croydon, Mitcham and Raynes Park, Thames Water […]
The Environment Agency says abandoned mine waste sites are causing serious environmental harm across the region. Rivers across Devon and Cornwall are being polluted by metals from abandoned mines, monitoring from the Environment Agency shows. […]
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Waterloo examined detailed data on wetland locations and nitrogen loads from fertilizer on farm fields throughout the U.S. Runoff from fertilizer and manure application […]
Microplastic particles that are exposed to fresh water or saltwater for several weeks are more likely to be absorbed by mouse cells growing in the laboratory, suggesting that environmental microplastics may be able to enter […]
Mass die-offs of coho salmon just before they are about to spawn have been traced to tire fragments washed into streams by rain Pollution from car tires that washes into waterways is helping cause a […]
According to the World Health Organization, almost a third of the world’s population does not have access to fresh water. As evidenced by the 2020 UN report on water supply and climate change in the world, water consumption […]
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