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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

These land use techniques are designed to reduce the soil compaction which increases run-off. The planting of shrubs and trees also helps infiltration and retention by generating a demand for soil moisture, so that soils have a greater capacity to absorb water. The dams also help to remove pollutants such as phosphates.

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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

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Amnesty International is calling on companies and states to consider withholding business from Dow unless it recognizes its human rights responsibilities and takes meaningful and rapid action to redress these harms. It helped shield the companies from attempts to hold them accountable and reinforced the unequal power dynamics involved.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

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According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing. billion people by 2050.

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Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress

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In Norway, InfoTiles’ digital water and wastewater management system is being used by one municipality for I&I water detection and real-time monitoring of extraneous water in sewer networks and is already reducing service failures. Therefore, reducing energy consumption also represents a potential saving on operational expenditure.

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State of the nation

Envirotec Magazine

The report evaluates the impact of the national Natural Flood Management Programme which received £15 million of government funding, including benefits to communities and to biodiversity alongside protecting homes and businesses from floods. Across 60 pilot projects the programme created an equivalent of 1.6

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

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Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. Soil and biodiversity.

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Pioneering projects celebrated by foundation behind water documentary

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Salesforce tower in downtown San Francisco: The software firm was lauded for its support for blackwater reuse in a commercial high-rise building. It has also achieved a 50% reduction in energy savings. This is the first and largest district-scale blackwater recycling system in a commercial building in California. Salesforce.