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Society India

22. February 2023

Soon, All Rural Homes May Have Drinkable Tap Water Here

Despite a worldwide pandemic, India’s mission to bring tap water to every rural household in the country by 2024 is more than halfway completed with 57% of homes now connected to potable water.

Environment

Environment Canada

29. January 2023

Endangered Lake Gets Life-Saving Funding

With alarmingly high nutrient loads in Lake Winnipeg, Canada, the government is granting funding to various projects aimed at curbing harmful activities to nature and humans alike.

Environment

Environment United States

23. January 2023

50-Year-Old Environmental Law Saves River (and Its Inhabitants)

The Clean Water Act of 1972 transformed New York's Hudson River from a sewage dumping site into a hospitable environment filled with different species.

Environment

Environment USA

25. December 2022

This Floating Eco-Park Cleans Urban Rivers

Along a portion of the Chicago River in Illinois, the United States, floating wetlands have been installed to help clean the water of the heavily industrialized city as artificial installations can filter contaminants, lock up chemicals, and take up excess agricultural nutrients.

Environment

Environment Jordan

20. December 2022

Rivals Set Their Differences Aside, for the Sake of Nature

Longtime rival countries Jordan and Israel have accepted to work hand in hand to conserve and protect the Jordan River, their shared waterway, in a common effort to curb the impact of changing climate.

Environment

Environment Bangladesh

14. December 2022

This Natural “Water Machine” Keeps Crops Growing – Even in Times of Drought

16 million small farmers in Bangladesh are now relying on sustainable, underground reservoirs of water to irrigate their crops and produce their rice.

Environment

Environment United States

7. December 2022

Hard Work Paid Off: Lake Saved from Collapse

Due to decades of restoration and protection plans, California’s Mono Lake has been saved from collapse.

Environment

Environment USA

30. November 2022

Sponge Cities: Where Rain Is Put to Good Use

Big cities in the United States are transforming their infrastructures to make rainwater an asset rather than a calamity, and the green options are as useful in drought-prone regions as in flood-prone ones.

Society

Society The World

21. November 2022

Safe Drinking Water For Everyone by 2030

The United Nations, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and UN-Water, has set forth new targets in an effort to ensure safe drinking water for all. “By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all,” states the first target…

Environment

Environment France

16. November 2022

One Hundred Years Later, This Famous River is Soon Swimmable Again

The river Seine in Paris, France is getting a major cleanup - so much so that swimming competitions in the coming up 2024 Olympics will be held in the river!