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Robot pirate ships set sail to launch biggest clean-up of UK’s rivers

Two robot pirate ships set sail in London’s Docklands today to mark the launch of the UK’s largest ever collaborative push to prevent and reduce…

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Climate Change Influences River Flow

Climate change is affecting the water balance of our planet: depending on the region and the time of year, this can influence the amount of…

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Project to Reveal Fate of Tyre Particles in the Ocean

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Defra forms taskforce to reduce sewage discharge into rivers and seas

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MP calls for crackdown on raw sewage discharges in English rivers

A fresh attempt to change the law to stop water companies from releasing raw sewage into rivers has been launched by a senior Conservative MP….

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Researchers Partner with Indigenous Communities to Monitor River Health

A project that integrates Indigenous knowledge and a technology developed by researchers at the University of Guelph is helping to assess the health of the…

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Russia struggles to clean up Arctic river fuel spill

Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators…

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From drink bottles to tobacco sachets, UN study traces plastic pollution hot spots in the Mekong and Ganges

Municipal trash dumped at an open landfill in Thailand risks filling a nearby tributary of the Mekong river with plastic waste whenever it is rainy…

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Help us protect the headwaters of the Amazon from oil companies, elders say

Indigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,…

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China Industrial Waste Pollutes Major River on Border With Russia

An accident at a Chinese mineral ore processing plant in northeastern China recently released large quantities of industrial waste into a tributary leading toward a…

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NSW rivers, lakes and lagoons warming twice as fast as ocean, finds 12-year study

Researchers discovered the state’s coastal rivers, lakes and lagoons were warming twice as fast as the ocean. The average temperatures in those marine ecosystems were…

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COVID-19 effect: Ganga river water pollution drops significantly

Varanasi: The quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement following nationwide lockdown since March 24. The industries shut and people are staying…

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