Regulation

Which European countries have nationalised water?

Which European countries have nationalised water?

Seven countries stand out for having over 90% of their bathing waters rated as excellent, and all of them operate water services that are more than 90% publicly owned. The...

Which European countries have nationalised water?

Seven countries stand out for having over 90% of their bathing waters rated as excellent, and all of them operate water services that are more than 90% publicly owned. The...

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species ...

And what we can do to help them complete their journeys The post Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating appeared first on #ThinkLandscape.

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species ...

And what we can do to help them complete their journeys The post Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating appeared first on #ThinkLandscape.

Brussels starts enforcement of recast Drinking Water Directive

Brussels starts enforcement of recast Drinking ...

The European Commission recently initiated procedures against eight Member States for failing to transpose the recast Drinking Water Directive correctly into national law. In June Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands...

Brussels starts enforcement of recast Drinking ...

The European Commission recently initiated procedures against eight Member States for failing to transpose the recast Drinking Water Directive correctly into national law. In June Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands...

Under-fire water regulator could be scrapped

Under-fire water regulator could be scrapped

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining...

Under-fire water regulator could be scrapped

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining...

Argentina privatize Water Utilities

Argentina privatize Water Utilities

Argentina's government has announced it's starting the privatization process for the country's public water company, Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA). Specifically, the Argentine executive branch will transfer 90% of the...

Argentina privatize Water Utilities

Argentina's government has announced it's starting the privatization process for the country's public water company, Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA). Specifically, the Argentine executive branch will transfer 90% of the...

Wales to get own water watchdog as Ofwat scrapped

Wales to get own water watchdog as Ofwat scrapped

The Welsh government is to take on Ofwat's job amid major changes to how water is regulated.

Wales to get own water watchdog as Ofwat scrapped

The Welsh government is to take on Ofwat's job amid major changes to how water is regulated.

Regulation

Former Yoncalla water plant operator facing charges

Former Yoncalla water plant operator facing charges

YONCALLA — The former operator of the Yoncalla wastewater...

Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?

Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?

What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the ...

COP29: Governments, industry must up action on methane - DW

COP29: Governments, industry must up action on methane - DW

Greenhouse gas methane is behind a third of planetary hea...

London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers

London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers

Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and ...

New draft limits on PFAS in Australia's drinking water released by national medical research body

New draft limits on PFAS in Australia's drinking water released by national medical research body

Now, Australia's National Health and Medical Research Cou...

Associations file opening brief in PFAS case

Associations file opening brief in PFAS case

On Oct. 7, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) an...

New Agency: Canada strengthens protection of freshwater with launch of standalone Canada Water Agency

New Agency: Canada strengthens protection of freshwater with launch of standalone Canada Water Agency

WINNIPEG, MB – Fresh water is our most precious natural r...

The Promise and Peril of Water Markets by Eduardo Araral

The Promise and Peril of Water Markets by Eduardo Araral

California’s Central Valley also allows agricultural wate...

Three SDG 6 indicator progress reports highlight degradation in water related ecosystems

Three SDG 6 indicator progress reports highlight degradation in water related ecosystems

Three SDG 6 indicator progress reports highlight degradat...

Water companies selling sludge fertiliser containing banned ‘forever chemical’ to farmers

Water companies selling sludge fertiliser containing banned ‘forever chemical’ to farmers

<b>EXCLUSIVE</b>: Sewage sludge fertiliser so...

Water system upgrades could require more than $1 trillion over next 20 years

Water system upgrades could require more than $1 trillion over next 20 years

Upgrades to U.S. stormwater, wastewater and drinking wate...

Water, the next big flashpoint in Geopolitics?

Water, the next big flashpoint in Geopolitics?

Humans have waged wars for power, resources and riches. H...

We are currently witnessing the re-privatization of water

We are currently witnessing the re-privatization of water

If despite predatory practices and huge extraction of ret...

AWWA updates national PFAS cost estimates

AWWA updates national PFAS cost estimates

In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Locking up water bosses won’t fix Britain’s sewage crisis, campaigners warn

Locking up water bosses won’t fix Britain’s sewage crisis, campaigners warn

As environment minister Steve Reed threatens water bosses...