Water News

RSS

Hopeful Future for Endangered Whales Thanks to Funding Boost

Thanks to new funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (US), and the Marine Biological Association (UK) will be working together with NOAA to better understand the health of an area of ocean known as the Mid-Atlantic Bight and how it has changed over time, influencing policy and conservation efforts of these endangered whales.

1 Feb 2022

Study Finds Tradeoff Between Farm Conservation Practices and Water Quality

With water quality guidelines compelling more farmers to act on nitrogen loss, cover crops and split nitrogen applications are becoming more common in the Midwest. But new University of Illinois research shows these conservation practices may not provide environmental benefits across the board.

28 Jan 2022

Study Evaluates the Combined Effects of Climate Change and Land Use in a Rapidly Developing Watershed

When rain falls, it picks up pollution from streets, farms and other manmade features as it winds toward the ocean.

28 Jan 2022

Construction and Property Services Company Wates Group Slashes Water Use with Propelair® Toilets

The Wates Group, the privately owned UK construction, development and property services company, has reduced water use by 87% at its headquarters as a result of installing a system by Propelair®, the UK designer and manufacturer of the world’s lowest-water-flush toilet.

From Wates Group 27 Jan 2022

Reclamation Chooses Nine Recipients to Receive $1.6 Million in Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Funding

The Bureau of Reclamation chose nine recipients to receive $1.6 million in Desalination and Water Purification Research Program funding. This financial assistance will allow project sponsors to collaborate with Reclamation to design, construct, install and test their process.

25 Jan 2022

An ACWA Power-led Consortium and Oman Power and Water Procurement Company Inaugurate Ibri 2 PV IPP, Oman’s Largest Utility-scale Renewable Energy Project

Under the patronage of His Excellency Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Omani Minister of Interior, and in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Saudi Minister of Investment, a consortium consisting of ACWA Power - a leading developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants - Gulf Investment Corporation (“GIC”), and Alternative Energy Projects Co. (“AEPC”), today inaugurated Ibri 2, the first solar independent power project (IPP) to be launched under the country’s national renewable energy programme and connected to the main national grid.

25 Jan 2022

New Clues Discovered for the Abrupt End of Biogenic Bloom

Drilling deep inside into sediments on the ocean floor has helped scientists to travel back in time. Currently, a research group headed by the Uppsala University presents fresh clues as to when and why a period often cited as the “biogenic bloom” came to a sudden end.

19 Jan 2022

Just-Released CC-ARP-CE Tool Helps Improve Water Management and Resilience to Extreme Weather Events

An online platform developed with the aim to support stakeholders of water management in integrated strategies and actions to adapt to climate change and to prevent and reduce the associated risks: the just-released CC-ARP-CE tool is the TEACHER-CE (joinT Efforts to increase water management Adaptation to climate CHanges in central EuRope) project's main output.

19 Jan 2022

The Importance of Maximizing Blue, Green and Grey Water Usage

One of the most valuable resources on earth is decreasing, and its depletion impacts the lives of all living beings on earth. Its shortage is costly in biological, economical, and ecological terms. It is not oil, but a resource even more valuable – water.

18 Jan 2022

Companies may Become Efficient, More Eco-Friendly During Periods of Water Scarcity

As climate change continues and the incidences of drought rise, water is increasingly becoming scarce for manufacturing. But a new study by researchers at Penn State and UCLA suggests that there is a silver lining -; companies that use water may pivot to become efficient and more eco-friendly during periods of water scarcity.

11 Jan 2022