Is the pandemic allowing environmental regulations to be broken?
Environmental regulations may have been broken with near-impunity following a drop in investigations into pollution incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic
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How AI is helping Yorkshire Water reduce sewer network blockages
A trial carried out by Yorkshire Water has seen AI predict sewer network blockages up to two weeks before problems develop, enabling earlier intervention
Donald Trump blames a burst pipe for his election struggles in Georgia
President Trump has claimed that a burst pipe in Georgia is one of the reasons why he has struggled to win the state in the 2020 US Presidential Election
Pilot programme suggests Covid-19 spikes can be detected in wastewater
A pilot programme carried out by Welsh universities suggests that local spikes in Covid-19 can be detected through the monitoring of wastewater
Drug trafficker makes an escape from prison through sewerage pipes
An inmate on death row in an Indonesian prison made a daring escape by tunnelling from his cell into sewerage pipes which he then crawled through to freedom
The shocking pollution levels of rivers in England revealed
The Environment Agency has revealed that all the rivers, lakes and streams in England are suffering from pollution in a damning report into water management
Deal signed for construction of the $3.5 billion Uganda-Tanzania Pipeline
East Africa’s first major oil pipeline is a step closer after a $3.5 billion deal was signed for the construction of the Uganda-Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline
UK government tells water companies to better protect the environment
Water companies in the UK have been told they must better protect the environment with DEFRA highlighting three particular areas for improvement
There is a new threat to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: Poison
Germany has warned Moscow that the poison attack on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny could see them abandon the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project
UK water companies urged to sign up for LSBUD to avoid pipe bursts
UK water companies are being urged to make the location of the underground pipe networks available through a free service to avoid bursts and breaches