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China is building a 590-foot dam in only 2 years thanks to AI and 3D printing

The country will reportedly build a massive hydropower dam in the space of only two years thanks to AI, construction robots, and 3D printing technology, a report from Business Insider reveals.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO SMART VALVES: MEET UU’S LATEST INNOVATION LAB COHORT 

Six companies have been selected to join United Utilities Innovation Lab. From autonomous vehicles to valve monitoring apps, Aquatech Online looks at this year's finalists.

Blackrock to vote for fewer climate shareholder provisions in 2022 than 2021 

BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, said it will likely vote to support fewer climate proposals from companies in its investment portfolio in 2022 than it did in 2021.

Companies need to tackle water risks more proactively, says climate tech firm 

Jose Ignacio Galindo of Waterplan says water is at the center of the climate crisis.

Millions of tonnes of dead animals: the growing scandal of fish waste

Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?

‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022 

Coral bleaching affected 91% of reefs surveyed along the Great Barrier Reef this year, according to a report by government scientists that confirms the natural landmark has suffered its sixth mass bleaching event on record.

Ukraine’s ‘hero river’ helped save Kyiv. But what now for its newly restored wetlands? 

Kyiv repelled Russian forces by opening a Soviet-era dam on the Irpin River. Now, ecologists hope Ukraine’s newest wetlands can survive, or even thrive, after the war.

Maine bans use of sewage sludge on farms to reduce risk of PFAS poisoning

Maine last month became the first state to ban the practice of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as fertilizer. But it’s largely on its own in the US, despite a recent report estimating about 20m acres of cropland across the country may be contaminated.

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