Category: Environment
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A Brief but Spectacular Take On Protecting What We Love | PBS NewsHour
Freediver and ocean conservationist Hanli Prinsloo has spent her life helping others connect with the ocean and understand our responsibility to care for it. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on protecting what we love.
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Matt Damon on Water Access and the Role of Women | TIME
Alongside his work on-screen, Academy Award-winner Matt Damon has committed the last 20 years to improving people’s access to clean, safe drinking water and sanitation through Water.org, which he co-founded alongside sanitation expert Gary White. Speaking at the TIME100 Davos Dinner, Damon noted that roughly 2 billion people globally lack access to safe water, with…
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Thousands Of Chips Wash Up On Popular Beach | 10 News+
A sea of uncooked chips has washed up on a beach near Sussex, England, the latest slew of strange produce appearing on British shores. It comes after 16 containers fell from a ship during a storm weeks ago with more rubbish expected to continue to wash ashore.
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Paris Extends River Swimming Season as Turnout Nears 100,000 | France 24 English
Nearly 100,000 people have taken a dip at three River Seine bathing sites in Paris since their July opening, with authorities extending the swimming season, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday, August 27. Caroline Baum reports.
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Chicago River Swim: The First Organized Swim in the Chicago River in 98 Years | WGN News
The city of Chicago has officially approved the 2025 Chicago River Swim, marking the first open water swim in the Chicago River in 98 years. This landmark event will generate critical funds for ALS research and youth swim education programs. CEO and founder, Doug McConnell sat down with us to share more.
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Berlin Protesters Challenge the City’s Century-Old ‘No Swimming Rule’ | DW News
For over a century, swimming in central Berlin’s Spree River has been banned due to hygiene concerns. Now, campaigners from Flussbad Berlin are challenging that rule — not with placards, but with paddles. As urban waterways in cities like Paris and New York open to swimmers, Berliners argue it’s time their city followed suit. With…
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Sylvan Beach Officials Warning the Public to Avoid Swimming in Parts of the Lake Due to Algal Blooms | NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse
Sylvan Beach officials warning the public to avoid swimming in parts of the lake due to algal blooms.
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E. Coli Contamination Closes 9 Vancouver Beaches for Swimming | CBS News
Nine public beaches in Metro Vancouver are closed for swimming because of high E. coli levels in the water. Vancouver Coastal Health says some possible sources of contamination include animal waste, stormwater runoff and discharge from boats.
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Just 2 Degrees: Ew, Swimming in Poo | TRT World
UK residents are literally swimming in poo as private water companies legally dump sewage into waterways. And scientists expect an El Nino comeback a lot sooner than expected. Should we be concerned? Guests: Wilfran Moufouma Okia from the World Meteorological Organisation, and Sienna Somers with Friends of the Earth UK