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In 2022, researchers found that salt levels within water-quality guidelines could still damage lake food webs; tiny algae-eating animals were vulnerable- What America’s $100 billion Venezuela oil investment could mean for climate change, oil spills and vulnerable communities
- At California’s McCormick and Baxter Superfund site, a pilot study used hybrid poplars to treat polluted groundwater; runoff from the planted system held 99% less contamination
- In recent years, workers began restoring 4,000 acres at Delaware's Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Today, new dunes stand nearly 10 feet high as grasses thrive and wildlife returnsScientists are bringing a damaged delaware wetland back to life begins with a massive repair effort at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge....04 Sep, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
- Accelerating Plastics Circularity: Turning Ambition into Scalable Action | Industry RoundtableIndustry experts convened to emphasize the need for advancing plastics circularity throughout India and the Asia Pacific region. They ident...02 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
- NASA satellites compared the Aral Sea between 2000 and 2014; river diversion left its eastern basin as exposed desertNASA's satellite images illustrate a dramatic transformation of the Aral Sea from 2000 to 2014, driven by the diversion of rivers for agric...02 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
- In 2015, Cullinan Ranch crews breached levees, bringing tidal flows back to 1,200 acres. 11 years later, migratory birds and fish now use the restored Napa River habitat in CaliforniaTidal marshes are valuable coastal wetlands that support wildlife, protect shorelines, filter polluted water and provide other ecosystem se...02 Sep, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
- In 2024, researchers tested crushed waste concrete as a base for Chesapeake oyster reefs; oyster spat grew and survived with no detectable hydrocarbon leachingIn the Chesapeake Bay, recycled concrete rubble is proving to be a nursery for young oysters. Scientists have discovered that this crushed ...28 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- In 2020, Taiwan's Taichung began tracking haze for 3 years; by 2022, industrial solvents drove 57% of the chemistry behind organic haze, showing why cleaner air did not always mean clearer skiesTaiwan's air quality improved, yet hazy skies persisted over Taichung city. Researchers found organic particles, from industrial solvents, ...18 Aug, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
- Artificial rain, real hope: IIT Kanpur to help Delhi breatheIn an innovative bid to tackle the ongoing air quality crisis, IIT Kanpur researchers are preparing for their fourth cloud seeding operatio...25 Oct, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
- Delhi to see its first-ever artificial rain to combat air pollution in JulyDelhi is gearing up for its first artificial rain initiative between July 4 and 11, aiming to combat air pollution. The Environment Departm...28 Jun, 2025, 07.38 PM IST
- California, Los Angeles, San Diego have worst air quality in USA. Check state, county-wise listCalifornia, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico have dirtiest air as Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Salt Lake, Sacram...26 Apr, 2024, 02.27 AM IST
- IIT Guwahati researchers develop hollow fiber membrane to remove micro-plastics from seawaterProf. Kaustubha Mohanty and Dr. Senthilmurugan Subbiah, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, have recently published the resul...20 Apr, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
- Light pollution may harm amphibians: StudyExposure to light at night has the potential to make amphibians more susceptible to the effects of additional stressors, like road salt and...28 May, 2019, 01.49 PM IST
- 'Artificial rain in Delhi unlikely due to unfavourable weather conditions'Delhi's air quality showed a deteriorating trend from Monday and is presently in the "very poor" category.27 Nov, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
- Pollution: Here’s a plan to wash away Delhi’s toxic airAuthorities are planning cloud seeding to tackle Delhi’s near-toxic levels of air pollution.06 Nov, 2018, 05.57 PM IST
- Fund crunch stalls CPCB's plan to install pollution monitoring 'towers'The CPCB has drafted a proposal to mount five LIDAR equipment across the region which will essentially act as pollution monitoring towers.24 Dec, 2017, 03.02 PM IST
- Beat Mumbai pollution, head to a salt caveIf you're sick of your runny nose, perpetual cough, itchy skin or constant wheezing, Salt Escape, a salt therapy wellness centre, may be th...27 Jun, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
- Ramesh launches green tech for leather unitsTo protect the Ganga from pollution, Union minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday launched a green technolog...20 Jun, 2011, 02.14 AM IST
- Ramesh launches clean technology for leather industryRamesh has made it clear that if industrial units do not voluntarily adopt technologies to reduce pollution, he will not hesitate to use th...20 Jun, 2011, 02.04 AM IST
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