» Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries
29/04/26 10:00 from Water | The Guardian
Rush for lithium, cobalt and nickel is ravaging livelihoods, water and health of world’s most vulnerable, UN study says Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are becoming the “oil of the 21st century” as the scramble for p...

» Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds
29/04/26 05:00 from Water | The Guardian
Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costs Eight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities, accord...

» Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis
27/04/26 04:00 from Water | The Guardian
Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseases Israeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in ...

» Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds
23/04/26 08:12 from Water | The Guardian
NSW and Queensland governments ‘severely underdelivered’ on promised infrastructure to improve water flows, independent review finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily n...

» Calls for change to rules after stretch of Thames fails to gain bathing water status
22/04/26 08:00 from Water | The Guardian
Campaigners in Henley say insufficient number of bathers to qualify for status is result of poor water quality Bathing water rules in England should be improved to help drive a clean-up of pollution at a spot on the River Thames in Henle...

» Rainwater harvesting and eco-gardens: how one Colombian neighbourhood helped a whole city plan for climate change
17/04/26 10:00 from Water | The Guardian
From rainwater harvesting to tree nurseries, communities in Medellín are taking steps to increase their landslide and flooding resilience In his home on a steep hillside in the neighbourhood of Golondrinas in Medellín, Róbinson Velásquez...

» South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’
14/04/26 17:46 from Water | The Guardian
David Hinton will receive only his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without water The chief executive of South East Water has said he will forgo his bonus in an act of penitence for “unacceptable outages” ...

» Troubled Lake Erie is being transformed into a vast water research facility
13/04/26 11:00 from Water | The Guardian
For long a dumping ground for pollutants, the Great Lake is being seeded with sensor buoys to make it the world’s largest digitally connected body of freshwater There was a time in the 1960s that the lakes and rivers around Cleveland wer...

» Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?
10/04/26 10:00 from Water | The Guardian
Javier Milei’s reforms to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists Saul Zeballos was born and raised in Jáchal, a community tucked into the foothills...

» Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches
09/04/26 15:00 from Water | The Guardian
Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can’t be accessed – let alone cleared Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “This,” says Fiona Copeman, the...

» ‘Should it all just be renationalised?’ – your water crisis questions answered
08/04/26 13:57 from Water | The Guardian
Sandra Laville has been reporting on England’s sewage crisis for years. She answered your questions on the water privatisation scandal. Guardian environment correspondent Sandra Laville’s reporting on the sewage crisis in English water h...

» World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
07/04/26 22:30 from Water | The Guardian
Exclusive: Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality What are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who should pay? Christiana Figueres: Sea-level...

» What are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who should pay?
07/04/26 22:30 from Water | The Guardian
A core human need is fresh water, co-chair of new Lancet Commission says – with global empathy, connection and imagination all needed to mitigate climate harms World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns Chr...

» Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable | Christiana Figueres
07/04/26 22:30 from Water | The Guardian
Those facing the earliest and harshest consequences are, overwhelmingly, those who did the least to create them World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns What are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and ...

» ‘All we can do now is pray they continue’: Maasai welcome the first rains but know that drought is far from over
06/04/26 12:00 from Water | The Guardian
Harsh weather is nothing new in Kenya but the country’s climate is showing clear signs of getting hotter and drier The day is hot and dry but the soil underfoot is soft. “After four months of drought, we received the first rains yesterda...

» EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
03/04/26 13:58 from Water | The Guardian
Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of con...

» Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’
02/04/26 09:58 from Water | The Guardian
Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily Business live – latest updates Thames Water is said to be close to a deal with its regulator that would allow the company to a...

» We’ve been coming to this waterhole for 30 years. Like the creek we’ve been rearranged – ravaged by time but still shining | Jessie Cole
28/03/26 19:00 from Water | The Guardian
When we strip off, it is all there on our bodies: scars mixed in with the ordinary wear and tear. It’s bolstering – this evidence of life lived Most waterholes in the northern rivers of New South Wales are hidden from view. Creeks snake ...

» ‘It helped me feed my six children’: how Africa’s first water fund supports farmers to protect Kenya’s biggest river
27/03/26 10:00 from Water | The Guardian
Conserving the watershed of the Tana and improving farming methods is securing water supplies and livelihoods alike in a changing climate When in 2017 David Nyoro became one of the first farmers to partner with Africa’s first water fund ...

» Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis
26/03/26 13:24 from Water | The Guardian
Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources – and destroys lives. Let the fightback start with water In more than a decade as an MP, I have attended hundreds of meetings in parliament. Most...

» Bloomin’ Algae app users can help public and pets enjoy the natural environment safely this summer
10/06/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Professor Laurence Carvalho of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), who specialises in the study of algal blooms and water quality, says people can provide early warnings of blue-green...

» Climate change is causing declines in seabirds’ breeding success
28/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
The first global analysis of seabird breeding success in relation to climate has found many species are struggling to produce offspring as ocean temperatures rise.The study, published in the journal...

» Climate change makes West Nile virus outbreaks 'plausible' in UK
27/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, scientists say.West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and has no vaccine. Most people have no...

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» Trials investigate large-scale removal of greenhouse gases
24/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Research teams will investigate innovative methods of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to support the UK’s net zero emissions target.Scientists from institutes across the...

» UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme launches website and app on World Bee Day
20/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
A landmark citizen science scheme that monitors how populations of pollinators are changing across the country is making it easier for the public to take part in its surveys.The UK Pollinator...

» Widespread Chernobyl wildfires posed low radiation health risks
18/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Extensive wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone resulted in little additional radiation risk for firefighters and the wider public, a new study led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (...

» Nature-based solutions are key to tackling climate change and biodiversity loss
12/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
A new report by UK scientists says nature can make a valuable contribution to tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in the UK.The first complete assessment of its kind for the UK aims to...

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» Try nature-based citizen science to support your wellbeing
11/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dr Michael Pocock writes about research exploring people's connection to nature and how it might relate to wellbeing...This week (10-16 May 2021) is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme for...

» Impacts of landfill chemical waste on UK seabirds investigated
10/05/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
A £2.3million study is investigating the effects that chemical pollutants from coastal landfill waste may be having on UK seabirds’ health, reproduction and survival.While the varied negative impacts...

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» Nitrogen pollution is no laughing matter
27/04/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Nitrous oxide (N2O) - commonly known as laughing gas - has 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) and is responsible for seven per cent of harmful greenhouse gas emissions...

» Climate 'tipping points' need not be irreversible, say scientists
22/04/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
The disastrous consequences of climate ‘tipping points’ could be averted if global warming is reversed quickly enough, new research suggests.Tipping points are the thresholds at which rising...

» Improved management of farmed peatlands could cut 500 million tonnes of CO2
20/04/21 00:00 from Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Substantial cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by raising water levels in agricultural peatlands, according to a new study in the journal Nature.Peatlands occupy just three per...