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Unilever enhances global water stewardship efforts

Unilever has joined both the 2030 Water Resources Group and the Alliance for Water Stewardship, pledging to implement new projects and initiatives to improve water…

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Azerbaijan villagers plead for water as vital river dries up

The village of Banka in Azerbaijan should have plentiful supplies of water as it lies beside one of the country’s mightiest rivers, the Kura. But…

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Australia’s water market is excluding Indigenous people, study finds

Aboriginal people hold less than 1% of all water licences in Australia, a form of economic and cultural dispossession that needs urgent redress, according to…

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Where is the water during a drought?

In low precipitation periods – where and how is the limited available water distributed and what possibilities are there for improving retention in the soil…

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Warmer water, rainfall tied to king salmon decline, study suggests

The peer-reviewed study, which was published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology, modeled the relationship of nine different indicators, including stream temperatures and precipitation…

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Drought leaves province ’dangerously low’ on water

The effects of drought are expected to severely hit parts of Prachaup Khiri Khan (Thailand) after the water at the major Pran Buri reservoir in…

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First zero-emission McDonald’s restaurant unveiled at Disney, Florida

McDonald’s has unveiled its first zero-emissions restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays, green walls and kinetic bikes all featuring to…

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MPs warn parts of England face ’serious risk’ of running out of water within 20 years

There is a ”serious risk” that some parts of England will run out of water within the next 20 years, the Public Accounts Committee has…

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England at serious risk of water shortage by 2040, MPs warn

England is at ”serious risk” of running out of water within 20 years because of policymakers’, regulators’ and the water sector’s failure to tackle leakage…

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Children who drink water from private wells at higher risk of lead exposure

American children whose homes rely on private wells for drinking water are 25% more likely to have high lead levels in their blood than those…

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England’s privatised water firms paid £57bn in dividends since 1991

English water companies have handed more than £2bn a year on average to shareholders since they were privatised three decades ago, according to analysis for…

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Severe Drought in Puerto Rico Prompts State of Emergency, Water Rationing

Concerns about water shortages from a rapidly growing drought in Puerto Rico have prompted Gov. Wanda Vázquez to issue a state of emergency. Nearly 60%…

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Government of Canada Supports Water Projects Through Gas Tax Fund

The Government of Canada is providing support through the Gas Tax Fund for a number of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects across the country….

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Sustainability in Desalination

As the world’s population grows, the number of people facing water scarcity issues is expected to rise, with some estimates pitting the number of people…

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Cannabis Water Report moves forward; will be published in late 2020

As cannabis and hemp regulation expands globally, its impact on water resources is relatively unknown. However, a partnership between Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the Berkeley…

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Water Unite Impact Launches to Fund Global Water Sanitation and Recycling Firms

Today, Water Unite has announced the launch of the Water Unite Impact, an investment vehicle with planned capitalization of $100 million, that will invest into…

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Clean water ponds boosts rare wetland plants, say experts

Freshwater Habitats Trust said 20 clean water ponds on farmland increased wetland plant species by 26%. A nine-year project found rare plants almost trebled, while…

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Coronavirus: ’Save water’ to meet lockdown demand

People have been urged to save water as utility companies attempt to meet ”sky-high” demand across England. Supply issues have affected people in the Midlands,…

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Lessening water quality problems caused by hurricane-related flooding

Water quality problems caused by flooding can threaten the health of humans and wildlife. Rising waters can make wastewater treatment plants, sewers, hazardous waste sites,…

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Improve water supply in poorer nations to cut plastic use, say experts

Focusing on improving the water supply in developing nations could be a powerful way to fight the scourge of plastic waste in the oceans, experts…

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