Pumping Groundwater Has Changed Earth’s Spin, Study Finds
Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
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Water firms push for bills in England to rise by up to 40%, say reports
Plans drawn up to pay for cost of dealing with sewage crisis and climate emergencyContingency plans being drawn up for Thames Water collapseBusiness live – latest updatesWater companies are reportedly pushing for bills in England to rise by up to 40% u…
Contingency plans being drawn up for Thames Water collapse
UK government and Ofwat holding discussions amid fears firm cannot survive because of its huge debt pileBusiness live – latest updatesContingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water are being drawn up by the UK government and the water watchdog, ami…
Thames Water boss steps down amid backlash over environmental record
Sarah Bentley had revealed she would forgo her bonus after criticism of utility’s discharge of raw sewageThames Water’s boss Sarah Bentley has stepped down with immediate effect, a few days after it emerged that the leakage rate from the company’s pipe…
Bangladesh Offers a Glimpse of the Water Crises of Tomorrow
Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world.
South East Water blames working from home for hosepipe ban
Utility’s head says demand for drinking water has risen 20% since pandemic, outpacing supplyA water company has blamed more people working from home post-pandemic for a new hosepipe ban.South East Water, which supplies more than 2m homes and businesses…
3M pays $10.3bn to settle water pollution suit over ‘forever chemicals’
Settlement will provide funds to US municipalities over 13 years to test for and treat PFAS contamination in public water systems3M Co has reached a $10.3bn settlement with a host of US public water systems to resolve water pollution claims tied to “fo…
Thames Water pipe leaks at highest level in five years, FOI reveals
Water company to have regular meetings with environment secretary after failing to meet promised targets to fix leakage ratesThe leakage rate from Thames Water pipes is the highest for five years and the company will not meet its target to plug them th…
Rising Temperatures Speeding Up Himalayan Glacier Loss
Glaciers in the region melted faster between 2010 and 2019 than in the previous decade. “Things are just happening so fast,” one researcher said.
UK urged to protect environmental standards when EU laws scrapped
Green groups call on ministers to add environmental baseline to post-Brexit bill, fearing future laws could weaken protectionsGreen groups are calling on ministers to put their commitment not to weaken environmental standards post-Brexit into law as pa…