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EU Export Policies: Double Standards on Toxic...

Introduction The European Union's export policies in 2025 reveal a...

Effects of Continental Glacier Melt on Arctic Coastal Carbon...

Introduction The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate...

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Water is the lifeblood of ecosystems, agriculture, and human survival. This category explores how water is managed, polluted, protected, and contested around the globe—between drought, privatization, and collective resilience.

The Antofagasta Wastewater Reuse Plant: Environmental Impacts and Social Implications in Chile’s Water Crisis 2025

Introduction Chile's Antofagasta region, a mining powerhouse in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert, grapples with severe water scarcity intensified by climate change and industrial demands. The mining sector alone accounts for 65% of local water use, consuming about 9 cubic meters per second as of 2020 . Amid this, the Antofagasta Wastewater Reuse Plant, awarded to Sacyr in May 2025, represents...

Is the TP-1 Water Treatment Plant Truly Purifying Our Water—or Masking Deeper Environmental Failures?

Introduction The TP-1 Water Treatment Plant, like many contemporary wastewater facilities, embodies the tension between technological advancement and environmental stewardship. Official narratives highlight its efficacy in reducing contaminants by up to 90% via advanced filtration , but life cycle assessments (LCAs) paint a nuanced picture. These assessments show that while nutrient removal can slash freshwater eutrophication by 99%, it often...

Guayaquil’s Wastewater Modernization: Cleaning Up the City or Masking Deeper Environmental Failures?

Introduction Guayaquil's wastewater modernization represents a pivotal shift in Latin America's urban environmental management. As Ecuador's largest city with over 2.7 million inhabitants, it has long grappled with untreated sewage...

AI’s Insatiable Thirst: How Data Centers Are Draining Water Resources and Undermining Tech Sustainability Claims

Introduction The explosive growth of AI has transformed data centers into voracious consumers of resources, with water emerging as a critical flashpoint. Globally, data centers consume around 560 billion liters...

Are Desalination Startups Revolutionizing Water Scarcity Solutions or Masking Deeper Systemic Failures?

Introduction Global water scarcity is a mounting crisis, with the United Nations warning that by 2025, billions could lack reliable access to clean water. Desalination, the process of removing salt...

Can Desalination Startups Overcome California’s Policy Barriers to Quench the State’s Thirst Amid Escalating Water Scarcity?

Introduction California's water crisis is a stark reality, with megadroughts and climate change straining traditional sources like rivers and groundwater. Agriculture alone consumes about 80% of the state's water, while...

The Volobe Hydroelectric Dam: Balancing Energy Needs and Environmental Challenges in Madagascar

The Volobe hydroelectric dam project, located near Toamasina on Madagascar's Ivondro River, is a significant initiative aimed at enhancing energy access for the population while navigating environmental challenges. With...

Thirsty Giants: Data Centers’ Water Crisis in Drought-Prone Aragon, Spain

Aragon, a semi-arid region in northeastern Spain, exemplifies the growing tension between Big Tech's expansion and local water resources. With a population of about 1.3 million, the area has...

The Thirsty Cloud: Tech Giants’ Data Centers Draining Drought-Prone Regions

The digital revolution relies on vast networks of data centers, but their thirst for water is sparking global concern. According to recent studies, a typical 100-megawatt data center guzzles...

The Thirsty Cloud: How Tech Giants’ Data Centers Are Draining Water in Drought-Prone Regions

Introduction The rapid expansion of data centers, fueled by the AI revolution, has thrust water consumption into the spotlight as a critical environmental issue. Major tech companies are building facilities...

AI in Europe’s Water Management: Privacy Risks and Inequality

Europe's water crisis is intensifying, with droughts and overuse straining resources across the continent. According to UN-Water data, 10% of the global population—about 720 million people—lived in high or...

Nanomaterial-Based Desalination: Efficiency, Scalability, and the Mirage of Sustainability

Water scarcity isn't just a distant threat; it's a current crisis affecting billions, intensified by climate change and unequal resource distribution. As of 2025, technologies like nanomaterial-enhanced desalination are...

EPA’s New PFAS Regulations: Genuine Safeguard or Merely Symbolic Amid Enforcement Hurdles?

The EPA's approach to regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water has undergone significant shifts in 2025, reflecting a complex interplay of science, law, and economics. Initially...

Desalination Startups: Funding, Innovations, and Environmental Challenges in 2024-2025

Desalination has emerged as a critical response to water scarcity, with over 20,000 plants globally supplying millions. In 2024-2025, startups in this sector secured around $1.12 billion in investments,...

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