Tag: Drinking water
Sweeteners end up in the environment and drinking water
As of: April 26, 2024 6:00 a.m Sugar substitutes in drinks and foods promise a sweet taste without calories. But many of them are difficult to break down in wastewater…
After the coal phase-out, Berlin is looking for new sources of drinking water
As of: April 15, 2024 4:43 p.m What will the water supply of the future look like in Germany, given the climate crisis and industrial change? Because the Spree is…
2.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water
As of: March 22, 2024 8:40 a.m Clean drinking water is a resource essential for survival – to which more than two billion people worldwide still do not have access.…
Bavaria’s water cent should go into the cabinet by summer at the latest – Bavaria
The law to introduce a water cent in Bavaria, which has been announced for years, is to be introduced into the cabinet by the summer break at the latest. “The…
Bavaria: State government welcomes new groundwater rulings – Bavaria
Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber (Free Voters) has welcomed the strengthening of groundwater protection against pollution from agriculture by the Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH). “The judgments are a clear signal for…
Bavaria: Judges strengthen groundwater protection – Bavaria
The Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH) in Munich has strengthened the protection of groundwater from pollution from agriculture in three rulings on the so-called red areas in Bavaria. The protection of…
Groundwater protection: Bavaria’s farmers want to overturn strict fertilizer requirements in protected areas
Deputy Prime Minister Aiwanger speculates that “a few bad rats” could be the reason for high nitrate levels in the soil. The Bavarian Administrative Court is now hearing the lawsuits…
Climate-neutral ships on Lake Constance – Bavaria
The MS Mainau Island is a catamaran with space for 300 passengers. 30 meters long, eight meters wide, with a top speed of 15 kilometers per hour, the passenger ship…
Utilities: Who gets the water when there is a shortage?
Politicians say that drinking water supply must be more important than private economic interests. But this is by no means clearly regulated. source site
SZ podcast “The Topic” – September 13, 2023 about water scarcity – economy
Water is common property. It belongs to all of us. So far, Germany is still considered a water-rich country. But climate change and the careless extraction of groundwater are also…