Ninth annual river report shows mixed results for St. Johns River’s health
With nitrogen levels down and grass beds coming back, but salinity up and algae blooms a vexing problem, the ninth annual State of the River Report on the lower St. Johns River Basin offers mixed...
Russia probes river turning bright red
Russia’s environment ministry on Wednesday ordered a probe into a possible industrial accident after a river in the far north of the country turned bright red. In a statement, the ministry...Environmental, or Ministerial and Governmental Pollution?
In his recent speech, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah spoke about the Litani river pollution and its catastrophic state, and demanded immediate treatment of this file. He also demanded holding accountable...
Ireland’s River Shannon… will it solve Dublin’s water shortages?
While Dublin, in Ireland, has been suffering from a drought for more than two years, the “Dublin San Ramon Services District board” agreed Tuesday to end its mandatory conservation...
Uproar as Albania to dam Europe’s ‘wildest river’
“This river will bury the living and the dead,” sighed Enver Vasilaj, 93, standing by the Vjosa, one of Europe’s last wild waterways, which runs uninterrupted from its source in...
The unsettling sources of the Nile
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher Ondaatje,...
New lawsuit accuses 3M of contaminating Tennessee River, drinking water
An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit against 3M Company and others for polluting the Tennessee River. This is the second lawsuit against the company related to the river’s...
