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Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused Ohio's Cuyahoga River to catch on fire in 1969

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Liverpool Council seeking answers over River Mersey sewage spill

Cabinet member confirms contact has been made with the Environment Agency

Liverpool Echo · Oct 17, 2022

Council to review nearly £4m for new cycle lanes, park and ferry terminal

The money will come from Liverpool Combined Authority grants through the government's Levelling Up scheme

Liverpool Echo · Oct 17, 2022

Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school

Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Retiring independent MP Justin Field condemns NSW government environment record

Independent South Coast MLC confirms he will not contest the next state election and is urging a community independent candidate to come forward.

ABC News · Oct 16, 2022

Majority of Canberrans back wood-fire heater phase out: survey

But wood-fire heater owners were more likely to oppose an eventual ban.

The Canberra Times · Oct 16, 2022

UP CM Yogi Adityanath issues slew of directives ahead of festive season

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asked the officials to encourage sale and purchase of environment-friendly firecrackers during Diwali celebrations and to ensure that fireworks shops are located away from populated area.

The Times of India · Oct 16, 2022

Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?

When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the forefront of the metaverse.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022

Programmed bacteria make living material

A synthetic biologist explains how he programs bacteria to fix human and environmental problems

Salon · Oct 16, 2022

Eco Barge volunteer initiative sees 240,000kg marine waste removed from Whitsundays

A weekly clean-up of the coastal environment of Queensland's Whitsundays has removed more than 240,000 kilograms of waste over 13 years.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022