A catchment-scale investigation revealing how treated wastewater still drives pollution in the Mole’s largest tributary — despite Thames Water’s 2025 upgrade at Merstham sewage works.Our September 202...

In the heart of the arid Kubuqi Desert in China lies a remarkable natural phenomenon that has intrigued scientists and environmentalists alike: the existence and formation of desert lakes. This once-overlooked hydrological enigma is now at the forefront of earth science research, as researchers delve into understanding the hydrochemical characteristics and complex formation mechanisms behind these water bodies. A groundbreaking study led by Yan, M., Xi, C., and Zuo, H.

Israel’s extreme rationing of water to the Palestinian people is central to its larger project of control, domination, and ethnic cleansing.

The Nestlé corporation is one of the key players in a worldwide effort to privatize our finite water resources and then sell it back to us in plastic bottles in and outside the Great Lakes Basin.

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

Last year, money collected from fines on water companies between April 2022 and October 2023 was invested in the £11 million Water Restoration Fund. In this post, we share the list of successful grant applicants and highlight one of the projects.

Hydrological outlooks portal from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years

Regenerative agriculture equips farms with the capacity to restore, renew, or revitalize their resources while minimizing their environmental impacts.

This review examines the role of regenerative farming practices in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributing to climate change mitigation through agroecological approaches. The study analyzes the effectiveness of key practices such as no-till, reduced tillage, crop rotations, and organic fertilizers in lowering emissions of CO2, N2O, and CH4 across various agricultural systems worldwide. Review findings reveal that no-tillage significantly reduced CO2 emissions by up to 47%, while crop rotations decreased N2O emissions by 23–57% in irrigated crops. The global warming potential (GWP) reductions vary with crops and were 10.8% in barley, 13.7% in maize, 22.5% in rice, and 30.1% in soybean. Organic and regenerative practices also enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) by carbon sequestration, leading to overall reductions in GWP. Effective GHG mitigation was observed by combining various organic inputs with reduced tillage adoption in clover and wheat. The impact of these practices varies based on regional conditions and management strategies which have been revealed by the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis, encompassing 566 data points, showed that organic fertilizers reduced N2O and CH4 emissions by 0.81% and 2.34%, respectively, but increased CO2 emissions by 3.83%. Cover crops lowered CO2 emissions by 0.26% while increasing N2O and CH4 by 0.83% and 0.54%. Conservation tillage reduced all three gases. The high heterogeneity observed was attributed to variations in field conditions, soil properties, climate, and experimental duration. Overall, while individual GHG responses varied, the combined effect of regenerative practices showed a favorable reduction in total emissions compared to conventional practices. Optimizing organic amendments and nutrient management is essential to maximize their mitigation potential. Overall, organic and regenerative farming present viable strategies for reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint and promoting sustainable, climate-resilient food production systems.

Perennial wheat, corn, rice, soybean and other staples are being developed for farmers to combat climate change and feed the planet.