Cleaning up the Mississippi River
Louisiana State University College of the Coast & Environment Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner reconstructed a 100-year record chronicling water quality trends in the lower Mississippi River by compiling water quality data collected from 1901 to 2019.....»»
"Noisome stinking scum": How Londoners protested river pollution in the 1600s
The U.K. government and water companies have recently been heavily criticized for allowing raw sewage and other pollutants to spill into the nation's waterways......»»
Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem
Using “slow water” methods can make the Colorado River Basin and its people more resilient.....»»
Former Mississippi Toyota dealership comptroller charged with embezzlement
Latisha Jones Smith, 50, faces felony embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing around $71,000 from a Toyota dealership in Philadelphia, Miss......»»
Save $140 on Eufy’s LiDAR-powered RoboVac L35
A hybrid vacuum, it comes with a ton of nice features to make your home cleaning sessions a lot easier. For a lot of smart home setups, robot vacuums are a great addition thanks to connectivity with Wifi and mobile devices. As such, Anker&#.....»»
DEAL: Eufy’s RoboVac L35 comes with Smart Cleaning and LiDAR Navigation
A hybrid vacuum, it comes with a ton of nice features to make your home cleaning sessions a lot easier. For a lot of smart home setups, robot vacuums are a great addition thanks to connectivity with Wifi and mobile devices. As such, Anker&#.....»»
After the migrant deaths in Akwesasne, Canadian immigration law must reckon with its colonial history
On March 29, two families of four died while attempting to cross the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. Their bodies were found in Akwesasne Mohawk territory which straddles the Canada-United States border......»»
DEAL: Anker’s Eufy Clean G40 Hybrid+ is a Smart Way to Keep your Home Clean
The Eufy Clean G40Hybrid+ comes with a nice set of features designed to make your home cleaning a lot faster and easier. Robot vacuums have been on the market for quite some time now, and they’ve proven to be a pretty handy addition t.....»»
EcoFlow River 2 Pro Review: A fast-charging power station with lots of polish
The EcoFlow River 2 Pro is a great power station that charges up quickly. Is that speed really necessary?.....»»
UK waters are too polluted to swim in, but European countries offer answers
Almost all of the UK's waterways are polluted. In 2022, a House of Commons Committee report on the state of UK rivers concluded that no river in England was free from chemical contamination. Only 14% of UK rivers had a "good" ecological status......»»
Florida floods: Airport reopens as residents clean up mess
Fort Lauderdale's airport reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded, as residents in the city's hardest hit neighborhoods began the slow process of cleaning up the mess left behind......»»
77% more microplastics found in River Thames during lockdown may be due to discarded face masks and PPE, research shows
At a first glance the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have a positive impact on the environment, with significant decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, and transport-related noise, air and light pollution......»»
Contaminated drinking water alerts cause up to 10% school absence rates in Jackson, Mississippi
When a team led by researchers from Brown University's School of Public Health tried to gather data about the health effects of the longstanding water contamination crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, little was available, even on the toxicity of the wat.....»»
Hundreds of rivers and lakes cross international borders—countries need to commit to sharing the water, says researcher
The Danube River starts in Germany and eventually flows into the Black Sea some 2,850 kilometers and ten countries later. If Germany were to dam or pollute the river, it could potentially affect nine other countries—and four of their capitals......»»
Nature-based management enhances river resilience, shows study
Research paper in Communications Earth and Environment shows progress in Australia towards United Nations goals, making rivers more able to recover from flood, drought and other impacts......»»
Increased flushing vital to Coorong"s long-term health
A new study from University of Adelaide scientists has found that extremely high levels of salt and nutrients in the Coorong, an internationally important South Australian estuary at the end of the River Murray, is causing serious ecological harm......»»
This Roomba self-emptying robot vacuum is $250 off at Amazon
The iRobot Roomba i4+ EVO robot vacuum saves you all the effort of cleaning your home annually. It's at a huge discount at Amazon today......»»
World"s biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapped in the Arctic, stores 3.4 million tons of carbon
Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those logs can stack up as the river twists and turns, resulting in long-term carbon storage. A new study has mapped the largest known woody deposit, cover.....»»
US mulling forced cuts of Colorado River use as water dwindles
The US government announced Tuesday that it is considering imposing across-the-board cuts in usage of the dwindling Colorado River, after squabbling states failed to agree on how to deal with a decades-old problem......»»
This Roomba self-emptying robot vacuum is $250 off at Amazon today
The iRobot Roomba i4+ EVO robot vacuum saves you all the effort of cleaning your home annually. It's at a huge discount at Amazon today......»»
DreameBot L10s Ultra review: Too-noisy automated cleaning
The DreameBot L10s Ultra doesn't do much to stand out from other robot vacuum and mop combos, but the lower price might be a worthwhile trade for its noisy performance.DreameBot L10s UltraRobotic cleaning products are becoming more commonplace, and t.....»»