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Veolia reports sales slip, shares surge
Nov 07, 2013 (AFP)
French water and utilities giant Veolia reported results broadly in line with expectations on Thursday, with a 4.0-percent fall of sales in the first nine month...
Water mark: Los Angeles fetes 100 years of aqueduct
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti Tuesday joined descendants of the engineers who brought water to the then sleepy Californian town, marking the 100th anniversary...
The nitrogen puzzle in the oceans
Nov 06, 2013 (SPX)
A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, the University of Basel, and Radboud University Nijmegen has now revealed the detail...
Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City's water supply
Nov 06, 2013 (SPX)
In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree Fahrenheit of warming in the Sa...
Toxic river a bane to one in eight Argentines
Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)
Riachuelo, a densely populated river basin on the edge of Buenos Aires, is among the world's most polluted sites and has been targeted for clean-up after two ce...
New study suggests coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate change
Nov 04, 2013 (SPX)
Coral reefs may be able to adapt to moderate climate warming, improving their chance of surviving through the end of this century, if there are large reductions...
Faroe Islands launches fish fight with EU at WTO
Nov 04, 2013 (AFP)
The Faroe Islands Monday fired the first shot in what looks set to be an all-out trade battle at the World Trade Organization over EU trade sanctions on its fis...
Irukandji threat to southern waters
Nov 01, 2013 (SPX)
A Griffith University led study has made the surprising discovery that ocean acidification may provide some protection for South East Queenslanders from the Iru...
El Nino is becoming more active
Nov 01, 2013 (SPX)
A new approach to analyzing paleo-climate reconstructions of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon resolves disagreements and reveals that ENSO act...
Study maps human impacts on top ocean predators along US west coast
Nov 01, 2013 (SPX)
The California Current System along the U.S. west coast is among the richest ecosystems in the world, driven by nutrient input from coastal upwelling and suppor...
Dublin faces water rationing after serious treatment plant problem
Nov 01, 2013 (UPI)
Homes and businesses in Dublin, Ireland, faced rationed drinking water supplies this week due to a serious problem at a major water treatment plant. Dublin's fo...
UCLA report urges new global policy effort to tackle crisis of plastic litter in oceans
Nov 01, 2013 (SPX)
Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world's marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated...
Physicists provide new insights into coral skeleton formation
Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)
An international team of scientists, led by physicists from the University of York, has shed important new light on coral skeleton formation. Their investigatio...
Brazil court orders resumption of work on Amazon dam
Oct 30, 2013 (AFP)
A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered work to resume on a dam in the Amazon, reversing a ruling that had ordered a stoppage over environmental concerns, the pr...
Spain's Gas Natural Fenosa opens new Galicia hydropower plant
Oct 30, 2013 (UPI)
Spanish electricity provider Gas Natural Fenosa this week inaugurated a hydropower plant in Galicia as a state official promised more investment in renewable en...
Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links'
Oct 30, 2013 (AFP)
Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over allege...
Scientists develop new method to help global coasts adapt to sea-level rise
Oct 30, 2013 (SPX)
A team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, has developed a new method to help the world's coasts adapt to global sea-level rises over the next ...
India's water supply at risk
Oct 29, 2013 (UPI)
India's president has called for stricter regulations to conserve the country's water supply. "Population expansion, rapid urbanization and developmental needs ...
Coral chemicals protect against warming oceans
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Australian marine scientists have found the first evidence that coral itself may play an important role in regulating local climate. They have discovered that t...
Increasing toxicity of algal blooms tied to nutrient enrichment and climate change
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Nutrient enrichment and climate change are posing yet another concern of growing importance: an apparent increase in the toxicity of some algal blooms in freshw...
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