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Vast areas along Po River already parched, raising fears for farming, hydropower and drinking waterItaly’s rivers and lakes are facing another year of severe drought after a winter of of little rain and snowfall, raising the alarm on the implications f…
The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detectedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe hunt is on t…
Storm overflow scheme will lead to raw sewage being discharged into waterways for decades to come, campaigners sayCampaigners are to make a high court challenge to the government’s plan to reduce raw sewage discharges into rivers and seas, arguing it d…
Moree Plains company found guilty of knowingly taking water with faulty metering equipment for crops such as cottonSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA Moree Plains irrigato…
California files competing proposal on cutting water use of the river as hopes of western states reaching consensus fadeCalifornia filed a competing conservation plan for the Colorado River on Tuesday, just one day after opting out of a proposal put fo…
Government accepts Lib Dem amendment to UK infrastructure bank billTaxpayer money may no longer be invested in water companies unless water companies produce adequate plans to stop sewage discharges, after the government accepted a Liberal Democrat ame…
State says it will release own plan as six others to dramatically cut water use from river stressed by drought and overuseSix western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin, m…
Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of fundingFarmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlifeEvery household will be within a 15-minute walk of a …
Rivers and lakes that have nurtured communities since civilisation’s dawn are drying up, as drought leads to hunger, displacement and simmering conflictSmall gangs of buffaloes sat submerged in green and muddy waters. Their back ridges rose over the su…
Extreme weather filled the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides roughly a third of the state’s water supplyExtreme weather hammered California through the first weeks of the year – but also offered a badly needed reprieve. The deep snow dumped on the…