Bioremediation of Agent Orange chemicals made in Sydney for Vietnam War
By Shannon Corvo
More than 50 years after the Vietnam War, students are working to remove Agent Orange remnants from a waterway connected to Sydney Harbour, where the chemicals were manufactured.
It’s an obsession’: one man and his family on a mission to save Europe’s glutinous #snail
"The snails have been driven to extinction in England by the poor quality of the country’s freshwater bodies. Pollutants from agriculture and industry have ruined their habitats in ponds, ditches, lakes and streams. The lake in Gwynedd in which Hughes is partially submerged hosts the last remaining wild population of glutinous snails in Britain."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/29/ian-hughes-conservation-glutinous-snail
Great to see so many people at the Dee Trust open evening last night, and a fantastic reaction to the first showing of my short film. It was an absolute pleasure to make, spending time with both the Dee Trust and volunteers, and exploring the beautiful, complex and unique River Dee.
#riverdee #conservation #environment #waterpollution #chester #northwales
Has your family consumed its lump of coal today?
Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsenscial’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#PFAS #FalseSolutions #WaterPollution - All from the #ChemicalIndustry using proven methods from the #FossilFuelIndustry #MerchantsOfDoubt
Meet the woman who dives for shopping trolleys
By Jacob Gamble
A "tragedy of the trolleys" is unfolding in Rockhampton, where a lack of governance over waterways is creating an environmental hazard.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/central-qld-trolley-pollution-of-local-waterways/106718888
#WaterPollution #Supermarkets #EnvironmentalImpacts #Volunteering #Governance #Environment #CommunityandSociety #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterResources #LocalGovernment #JacobGamble
Scientist 'shocked' $300m irrigation scheme pushing ahead without studies
By Emily Smith
A $300 million irrigation scheme will supply 37.2 gigalitres of water to farming areas near Hobart from 2030. A scientists fears the taxpayer-funded scheme could put a major river at risk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/tas-irrigation-scheme-near-hobart-concerns/106674172
#IrrigatedFarming #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterResources #WaterPollution #EmilySmith
Wastewater from coal power plants is on the menu as US President Donald Trump seeks to roll back public health protections.
https://triplepundit.com/2026/coal-ash-wastewater-discharge-mercury-pollution-rollback-trump/
#coal #coalpower #powerplants #pollution #wastewater #water #energy #waterpollution #emissions #airpollution #energypolicy #us
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