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A volunteer group has spent a decade fishing everything from Nintendo Switches to 30-year-old candy wrappers out of Bristol Harbour, removing nearly a ton of waste. Now the water's so clean that people can safely swim in it again.
A 19-year-old showed up every single day to clean a river his entire city had given up on. His solo mission is bringing the Ajnar River back to life.
Scientists created a calcium-enriched biochar from corn stalks and eggshells that captures water-polluting nutrients with record-breaking efficiency. This breakthrough could help farmers keep fertilizer where it belongs while protecting lakes and rivers from devastating algal blooms.
