Tag: Water pollution
How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based...
Seine Reopens for Public Swimming After More Than a Century
A year after the long-polluted River Seine was cleaned for the 2024 Paris Olympics, French officials opened multiple sites for locals to go...
Trump Administration to Uphold Some PFAS Limits but Eliminate Others
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would uphold drinking water standards for two harmful “forever chemicals,” present in the tap water...
3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water...
3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with...
Out of War’s Shadow: Vietnam on the Move
On April 30, 1975, Vu Dang Toan commanded the first tank to smash through the main gate of Saigon’s Independence Palace. After seeing...
Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in...
A stream in a suburb of Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, turned bright red this week, prompting residents to express concern that industrial...
In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can...
‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds
As the world grapples with climate change, population growth and dwindling supplies of fresh water, more people are set to rely on treated...
CSIR-NIO’s study on microplastics reveals extent of pollution on Goa coast...
Saha said in Goa, where fish is consumed predominantly, the research team's task is to identify microplastics in seafood.2 min read Last...
