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🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

Residents of a North Yorkshire town have been found to have dangerously high levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in their blood, linked to local groundwater contamination.

Mar 20 • 06:00 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Want to cover over PFAS-contaminated training site

The Swedish Armed Forces plans to cover an old training site in Tullinge to protect groundwater contaminated with PFAS chemicals.

Mar 18 • 19:34 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
National & Local

Officials and Territorial Soldiers Fill Drainage Ditches in the Białowieża Forest. Why? [INTERVIEW]

The Białowieża Forest faces a critical decline in groundwater levels, prompting local officials and territorial soldiers to implement measures to retain water within the area.

Mar 12 • 16:33 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
World

Curious animal discovered: A blind fish from the well

A new species of blind fish, named Gitchak nakana, has been discovered by researchers in Northeast India, living in groundwater and measuring only two centimeters in length.

Mar 10 • 13:13 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

How do the Galápagos Islands supply themselves with water? Rainwater harvesting is one of the main sources

The Galápagos Islands rely on various methods such as desalination, groundwater aquifers, and rainwater harvesting to provide limited fresh water to its inhabitants.

Mar 5 • 20:00 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

"That's a bit fresh to say": Cardiologist refutes the Denmark Democrats

A Danish lawmaker from the Denmark Democrats party controversially claimed that nitrate in groundwater is beneficial for individuals with high blood pressure, a statement that a cardiology association has rejected.

Mar 4 • 16:48 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Denmark's Democrats Highlighted Nitrate as Healthy in Drinking Water Debate. Now He Refers to Vegetables

Hans Kristian Skibby of the Denmark Democrats dismisses concerns over nitrate in groundwater as hysteria, claiming it benefits people with high blood pressure, a statement disputed by health organizations.

Mar 4 • 16:48 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Nantes: the parking lot of the future CHU victim of a partial flood

The future CHU hospital in Nantes experienced a partial flooding incident due to groundwater entering the construction site, though officials assure that safety remains intact.

Mar 4 • 16:04 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Good news in Arizona: Katie Hobbs celebrates the first approval of groundwater conservation 'from agriculture to the city'

Katie Hobbs, the Governor of Arizona, celebrates the rapid approval of a groundwater conservation program aimed at ensuring sustainable water supply for urban growth in the state.

Feb 26 • 12:00 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Four parties propose a ban on pesticides

Four Danish political parties have proposed a parliamentary decision to implement a nationwide ban on pesticide use in vulnerable groundwater areas due to concerns about the contamination of drinking water.

Feb 21 • 09:28 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Construction at Fontana Disrupted Heating System in Laugarvatn

Construction works at the Fontana spa have disrupted the hot water supply in Laugarvatn due to a drop in groundwater levels.

Feb 19 • 14:31 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Winter Plant Cover Helps Retain Nutrients in Soil and Protects Groundwater

The article discusses the benefits of winter plant cover in agriculture, particularly for retaining soil nutrients and protecting groundwater in Estonia.

Feb 19 • 11:15 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Lestijärvi drilled an energy well in a groundwater area without a permit - citizens were denied the same

The municipality of Lestijärvi unlawfully drilled energy wells on a vital groundwater area without the necessary water management permit, while simultaneously requiring local citizens to obtain permits for similar work.

Feb 18 • 16:50 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

UK at risk of more flooding 'for months to come'

Experts warn that the UK faces a prolonged risk of flooding due to previous record rainfall and saturated ground conditions.

Feb 16 • 23:52 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Red parties call agriculture minister for consultation after dispute over report

Danish Agriculture Minister Jacob Jensen is being accused of attempting to stop a report on a proposed pesticide ban in groundwater-replenishing areas, leading to a call for consultation by opposition parties.

Feb 13 • 08:44 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

Ministry pauses pesticide measurements: "As far as I know, this is the first time in the history of groundwater monitoring"

Denmark's Ministry did not allocate funds for pesticide monitoring in groundwater this year, marking a significant pause in environmental oversight.

Feb 11 • 15:36 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

Blue mayors are skeptical of extensive pesticide ban: 'It will be a great loss for agriculture'

Several conservative mayors in Denmark express skepticism about a proposed extensive pesticide ban, arguing it could significantly impact agriculture.

Feb 10 • 00:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Native title holders appeal NT's largest groundwater licence in High Court

Native title holders are appealing Australia's largest groundwater licence to the High Court, seeking to protect their cultural rights over the aquifer beneath their lands.

Feb 9 • 19:49 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

How exceptional are these rains? "A continuous episode like this occurs once or twice every 20 years"

Spain is experiencing widespread and intense rainfall since the beginning of 2026, raising concerns about landslides and groundwater levels.

Feb 6 • 17:46 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Strict caps on bottled water extraction urged for precious rainforest area

A study has highlighted the risk posed by groundwater extraction in the environmentally sensitive Gold Coast hinterland, urging for regulations to cap the volume of water extracted for bottling.

Feb 5 • 02:18 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Groundwater Pollution and Depletion for 30 Years Due to Bottled Water, Yet a 'Water Uptake Increase' Comes as a Shock

Bottled water companies have been extracting groundwater in a region for 30 years, leading to depletion and contamination, but local residents are opposing a recent decision to increase the extraction limit.

Feb 2 • 20:27 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Geology student wins Innovation Award

Alexandra K. Hafsteinsdóttir, a geology student, received the President of Iceland's Innovation Award for her project on groundwater mapping in the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Jan 20 • 17:43 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

Mine Lazy will be flooded with groundwater in the future. Diamo is preparing a network of sensors to monitor rising water levels

Diamo is developing a network of sensors to monitor the rising water levels that will inundate the Lazy mine in the future.

Jan 12 • 06:42 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
World

Checkmate move by China: How it managed to hold back 337,000 square kilometers of sand with straw, water, and sunlight

China is transforming the inhospitable landscape of the Taklamakan Desert by using straw, solar energy, and groundwater to stabilize vast areas of shifting sands.

Jan 9 • 13:23 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

Coal phase-out in Lusatia: Water could become scarce

Concerns arise about the future drinking water supply in Berlin following the coal phase-out in Lusatia, with authorities assuring that the current groundwater system is managed effectively, despite the uncertainties raised by a recent report.

Jan 5 • 08:00 UTC

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