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Environmental health experts at Flinders University are advancing research into a highly sustainable wastewater recycling program by developing a cost-effective way to harvest microalgal biomass for use in biofuels and other applications.

31 Aug 2021

Climate Change Worsens Drought, Causes Water Shortage at Lake Mead

The drought in the southwestern U.S. isn't new - it's actually a couple of decades old now.

25 Aug 2021

Water "Blisters" Trapped Beneath the Greenland's Ice Sheet Could Provide Insight into Hydrological Network

Water "blisters" trapped beneath the thick interior of Greenland's ice sheet could provide critical insight into the hydrological network coursing deep below Earth's second largest body of ice -; and how it might be destabilized by climate change, according to a new study.

24 Aug 2021

Volcanic Surge Narrowed Seas During Ancient Global Warming Event, Study Finds

Curtin University research has found that a surge in volcanic activity 56 million years ago not only triggered a major global warming event turning polar regions into a lush tropical landscape, but also altered the shape...

24 Aug 2021

AWE Industries Develops a Wind-Driven System to Solve California’s Water Crisis

Given the current water crisis in California and impact that it has on municipalities, farmland, and developers, people are looking for answers. AWE Industries has the solution.

23 Aug 2021

Study Analyzes Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Surface Water Quality

In the last few years, tens of thousands of hydraulic fracturing wells from Pennsylvania to Texas to North Dakota have done unconventional oil and gas production, which forms the routine for many Americans.

20 Aug 2021

Delivering Water for the Environment in 2021-22

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2021-22.

20 Aug 2021

Study Finds Hydropower Projects Impact Rivers Globally

According to McGill University scientists, more than 260,000 km of rivers could probably be severed by planned hydroelectric developments.

13 Aug 2021

Research Underway to Produce Renewable Energy with Water as Waste Product

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are homing in on a recipe that would enable the future production of entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.

12 Aug 2021

Sunlight to Clean Up Water Pollution, Says Research

In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also helps break down chemicals in streams, lakes and rivers.

12 Aug 2021