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Environment
fromHigh Country News
1 day ago

'We're basically slitting our own throat': Montana rolls back water-quality standards - High Country News

Montana is rolling back previously strong water protections, despite prior numeric nutrient standards and EPA approval.
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Water quality continues to decline as Ireland currently set to miss 2027 goals

The country will fail to meet the target of restoring all waters to "good" or better status by 2027 if the scale and pace of progress is not improved, a new EPA report has found. The latest Water Quality in Ireland Report, which assessed the quality of Ireland's rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters, canals and groundwaters between 2019 and last year, found an overall deterioration in water quality despite some improvements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

UK's largest lake faces environmental crisis as rescue plans stall

Lough Neagh faces its worst year of toxic cyanobacteria blooms, driven mainly by agricultural nutrient runoff, with eel-fishing bans and severe impacts on local incomes.
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