In many parts of the world, there is not enough water for all the population’s daily needs. This video shows a city and surrounding countryside that reuses and recycles all its water.
Mar
19
For more than a decade, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) has provided a platform for increasing public awareness of water quality through a citizen science project that monitors local water resources around the globe.
"World Water Monitoring Day" has been renamed the "World Water...
Feb
16
Ancient Sahara Site Celebrated for World Wetlands Day
Tunis, Tunisia: A remote seasonal salt lake on the edge of the Sahara leads a list of 15 new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance being declared in the country on World Wetlands Day, February 2.
Addax nasomaculatus, Chay-Bar Yotvata,...
Feb
02
Condit Dam has stood on the White Salmon River since 1913.
For the past 99 years, the 125 ft. high Condit Dam in south-central Washington state has held back the White Salmon River and stood in the way of spawning salmon, lamprey and steelhead. But today, a milestone in the ultimate restoration of...
Oct
26
Originally published July 13, 2009
Through a recent modeling experiment, a team of NASA-funded researchers have found that future concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere and of nitrogen in the soil are likely to have an important but overlooked effect on the cycling of water...
Sep
15
Today, San Francisco Bay is a healthy venue for recreation and habitat. Photo: Betsy Crowfoot
One of the pioneers of the environmental movement, Save the Bay (originally “Save San Francisco Bay Association”) celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1961, prior to any legislation to...
Sep
13
Governments and institutions spend billions researching deforestation, excessive combustion of fossil fuels, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and CO2 emissions. They measure carbon footprints, and the public donate millions to offset theirs on land-based projects, such as planting more trees or...
Sep
12
This video, from Ireland’s popular EcoEye series, was produced by Earth Horizon in association with Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Ireland and its role in protecting Ireland’s environment
Sep
03
