[Brazil] The wave of mud and iron ore mining waste caused by the rupture of two tailings dams in southeastern Brazil will have a significant negative impact on biodiversity Continue reading Brazil’s dam disaster to threaten biodiversity: report
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Sen. Alan Hays proposes funding to clean up Lake Apopka
State Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, said Friday he is proposing in this year’s state budget to allocate $20 million to clean up Lake Apopka.
“I am just as dedicated to cleaning up that lake appropriately as I was a year Continue reading Sen. Alan Hays proposes funding to clean up Lake Apopka
Johor’s Sembrong Dam ‘slowly dying’
KLUANG: The Sembrong Dam, a major water source for some 120,000 people in the districts of Kluang and parts of Batu Pahat, is “slowly dying”.
Indiscriminate farming and agriculture activities around the dam, not unlike in Continue reading Johor’s Sembrong Dam ‘slowly dying’
Deadly algae bloom bacteria detected in dam
Small traces of a deadly bacteria have been found in a Picton dam, but it has not made it into the town’s drinking water.
Cawthron Institute found low-level cyanotoxic bacteria, caused by an algae bloom, in the Essons Valley Dam – a Continue reading Deadly algae bloom bacteria detected in dam
Borumba Dam closed due to massive blue-green algae bloom
HIGH temperatures and no significant recent rain in the Gympie region have triggered a massive blue-green algae bloom on Borumba Dam, which has forced authorities to close it to all water activity just a week out from the Australia Day long weekend. Continue reading Borumba Dam closed due to massive blue-green algae bloom