As Southcentral Alaska electric utilities push forward with a much-contested plan to reduce the impacts of a hydroelectric project on fish and wildlife, the Native Village of Eklutna is proposing an alternative option to ...
Environment
Apr 22, 2024
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COVID-19 showed us how useful monitoring wastewater can be. But the genetic material in our wastewater, namely DNA and RNA, is a treasure trove of other useful information. It reveals the presence of thousands of different ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2024
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The Alaska Native village of Eklutna and Anchorage Assembly leaders are calling for the removal of the Eklutna River hydropower dam that provides cheap power in Southcentral Alaska, as electric utilities propose ways to reduce ...
Ecology
Jan 22, 2024
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Water utilities in India supply residents with water for an average of only four hours per day. Within cities, some neighborhoods receive water almost all the time, while some receive less than half an hour per week.
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2023
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It is found in polar bears and virgin forests. It is in our shellfish, hot cocoa mixes, and kale.
Environment
Nov 3, 2023
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Colorado's lakes serve as a needed respite during sweltering summer days, but as climate warms, the state's lakes are becoming more susceptible to toxic blooms of algae.
Environment
Aug 2, 2023
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The Colorado River this spring ran high, fast and so full of sediment pushed downstream from wildfire burn scars that the water treatment plant in Hot Sulphur Springs couldn't keep up.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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Thames Water is reportedly on the brink of collapse. The UK's largest water company, well known for its high levels of water leakage, sewage spills, executive pay and dividend payments, now appears to be flooded with debts ...
Economics & Business
Jul 3, 2023
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The rivers running through the hearts of Australia's major cities and towns are often carrying heavy loads of nutrients and sediments.
Environment
Apr 20, 2023
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Measurements reveal more than 400 different chemicals in water from a single Danish waterwork. Several of the compounds can have adverse health effects. According to the University of Copenhagen analytical chemists behind ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2023
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