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Environment · CaliforniaState water regulators voted unanimously Tuesday to place an agricultural hub in central California under “probation” due to excessive groundwater pumping that has dried up the region.
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California water regulators put major farming area on ‘probation’
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Water · Rio De JaneiroWater reuse company Águas do Rio says production doubled in two and a half years. Here are some numbers about the production of reusable water in Rio de Janeiro. In two and a half years, Águas do Rio, the company responsible for water supply services, claims to have doubled production, going from 1.9 million liters to 4.3 million liters per day. In practice, this means that treated sewage, which is just water, will be used for activities such as…See the Story
In Rio, treated sewage already generates more than 4 million liters of reused water a day
Animals · ZeballosA team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver Island.See the Story
Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue
55% Left coverage: 11 sources
Animals · ZeballosPlans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area's First Nation chief.See the Story
Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away as plans ramp up
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
Water · UtahWorkers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream town. State and local leaders don’t think the Panguitch Lake Dam is in imminent danger of breaking open but have told residents to be prepared to evacuate if conditions worsen. Emergency management officials passed out a list of evacuation procedures to worried residents at a Wednesday evening town meeting meant to mitigate panic. “I can’t say that the emergency situation is entirely averted, but I’m very, very encouraged by the progress we’ve made today,” Everett Taylor, an assistant state engineer for dam safety with the Utah Division of Water Rights, told residents of the southern Utah town.See the Story
Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
62% Center coverage: 34 sources
Animals · ZeballosA Vancouver Island First Nation that has adopted a young killer whale as its newest family member says concern rises about its ordeal with each day that passes, but strong hope for a rescue remains.See the Story
Stranded B.C. calf’s calls ‘make you almost weep,’ says Ehattesaht First Nation
Coverage: 7 sources
Animals · ZeballosThe British Columbia First Nation at the centre of a complex attempt to rescue a young killer whale stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos says it is facing hard decisions.See the Story
Time ticks down for stranded orca calf as rescue efforts ramp up, but no set date
42% Center coverage: 7 sources
Environment Canada · AlbertaAlberta has a near-billion-dollar plan to expand irrigation while some southern Alberta farmers are already being told there's not enough water to go around. So how is that possible?See the Story
Water is in short supply in southern Alberta. Is a massive expansion of irrigation possible?
100% Left coverage: 1 sources