Navigating the implications of President Trump’s tariff plan for the water industry.
President Trump signs executive order for new tariff plan, imposing baseline tariffs of 10% on all import... Read More
Wonthaggi Desalination Plant set to reawaken to ease dry conditions.
Victoria’s hulking desalination plant is set to be reawakened for the first time in more than two years with the state gover... Read More
Environment watchdog finds debris balls likely came from Sydney Water sewage treatment plants.
Sewage plants operated by Sydney Water are the likely source of the black balls of human faeces and wast... Read More
From the archives: The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water.
If you want to know just how bad the growing global pattern of private equity firms carving up the world’s water sourc... Read More
Residents of Namibia’s Rundu’s Hilka Park have raised concern over continued sewer leaks in their area which expose them to potential diseases.
Residents’ representative Prince Muha has said sew... Read More
Nigeria’s water crisis: Beyond rising budget allocations. By many accounts, dearth of potable water has exacerbated economic challenges and fueled the spread of waterborne diseases like typhoid and ch... Read More
On 3 April, 2025, representatives of Blue Universities from Brazil, Canada, France & Belgium, Mali, and Switzerland met online for an exchange on water in the universities.
In a short review, the ... Read More
From Blue Community Ambassador Yousaf Riaz, Pakistan:
«Investing in the water sector is a fundamental obligation of every government—but safeguarding this vital resource cannot rest on policymakers al... Read More
Environment secretary’s appeal against Yorkshire river pollution ruling fails. Appeal court finds in favour of anglers who said plans to clean up river were so vague as to be totally ineffectual.
A... Read More
‘Water services delivery in South Africa is in crisis’. That’s according to Janse Rabie of AgriSA Natural Resources.
Rabie says this situation was confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of ... Read More
Drinking from plastic bottles may raise blood pressure, early study finds.
A small study from Austria links microplastics in bottled water to changes in blood pressure, adding to concerns about every... Read More
New EPA data shows 158M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water.
New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 15 million Americans have drinking wa... Read More
From the global Blue Community World Council of Churches WCC:
Seven Weeks for Water 2025, week 5: Lenten Sustenance: Jesus at the table
The fifth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series ... Read More
For too long Rio Tinto has made claims about its social and environmental performance, and published glossy reports that do not reflect the reality for communities living on the ground around their mi... Read More
Weaponizing Water: Mafias in South Africa.
Water security is and will continue to be one of the biggest risks to South Africa’s political and economic future. A lack of regular access to clean drinki... Read More
The Value of Water Campaign is pleased to share the results of its tenth annual Water Index Poll. Since 2016, the Campaign has conducted bipartisan polling of 1,000 voters nationwide to test opi... Read More
Liquid empire. Water and power in the colonial world. A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of water by Corey Ross.
In past, present or future, water was, is and will be... Read More
Blue Community AHD, Association for Humanitarian Development from Pakistan, launches fundraising:
Safe Drinking Water for Earthquake Victims Myanmar.
As you know, a devastating earthquake (7.8 on the ... Read More
Constitutional Court orders AyA to provide drinking water to Bribri community after 30 years of waiting. Judges give Acueductos 12 months to provide a solution for this community in Meleruk.
Costa Ri... Read More
In Tuscany, one in three families does not trust the tap water they drink, a figure similar to that in the southern regions.
The Istat data tell the story of the water situation in the country, the r... Read More
‘Clean water shouldn’t be a luxury – it’s a fundamental right,’ says Dr Jagannath Biswakarma, Senior Research Associate in the School of Earth Sciences. For him, this mission is deeply personal, drivi... Read More
Residents of Tasajeras denounce living without drinking water: We live near the Papagayo River and we have no service.
The inhabitants of the village of Tasajeras, in the rural area of Acapulco, have... Read More
The Blue Community AHD, Association for Humanitarian Development, from Pakistan will participate in the after earthquake aid in Myanmar with its low-cost clay-pot water purifiers. Khurshid Bhatti, fou... Read More
Wamuran Irrigation Scheme using Class A recycled water to produce fruit near Brisbane.
More than 2 billion litres a year of nutrient-rich, treated effluent water will be diverted to crops instead of ... Read More
