

【VISTA NEWS】Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance
October 5, 2025
Source:UN News,© WHO/PAHO, 5 October 2025 Peace and Security Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region, PAHO. Last July, in the remote

【VISTA NEWS】World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
September 24, 2025
Jonathan Watts Wed 24 Sep 2025 17.00 BST Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed The world’s oceans have failed a key planetary health check for the first time,

【VISTA NEWS】Sewage spills in national parks twice as bad as elsewhere
September 16, 2025
Ben Cooke Tuesday September 16 2025, 4.57pm BST, The Times Source:THETIMES Analysis shows Dartmoor was the most affected by sewage overflows last year as campaigners push for beauty spots to be protected. Sewage spills within national parks last year lasted

[VISTA NEWS] Himalayan governments must put springs on the agenda
September 11, 2025
Protecting springs must be central to climate change adaptation for the sake of the poorest and most isolated. In a Himalayan village in India’s Pithoragarh district, springs that once gushed have shrunk to trickles. Women queue with jugs, children carry

【VISTA NEWS】England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told
September 4, 2025
Sandra Laville Environmentcorrespondent Thu 4 Sep 2025 05.47 EDT Source: TheGuardian Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears Toxic, carcinogenic pollution that pours from 25,000 road outflows into rivers in England is being ignored

【VISTA NEWS】Gaza’s Other Crisis—Not Enough Clean Drinking Water
August 16, 2025
People line up for hours to fill jerrycans with water that is making them sick Source: WSJ Margherita Stancati and Abeer Ayyoub Aug. 16, 2025 11:00 pm ET In Gaza, the humanitarian crisis extends beyond food shortages to a severe lack of

[VISTA NEWS] Why is chlorine in drinking water?
August 15, 2025
Why does chlorine play such an important role in the treatment of the world’s drinking water systems? Chlorine plays a key role in ensuring the safety of our potable water supply. As a vital part of the water treatment process,

[VISTA NEWS] Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 aims at expanding intelligent water infrastructure
August 15, 2025
Key Highlights The Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 (S. 2388) was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, with Utah Senator John Curtis as a co-sponsor, on July 23, 2025. The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control

[VISTA NEWS] Commitment to Public Health: The Impact of PFAS Chemicals on Water, Food, and the Environment
August 15, 2025
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often referred to as “forever chemicals,” are highly persistent in the environment and extremely difficult to break down. Since the 1950s, these man-made chemicals have been widely used in water-, oil-, and stain-resistant products, including

【VISTA NEWS】Avoid swimming spots warning over water quality
July 29, 2025
29 July 2025 Source: BBC Ian Duncan High levels of E coli were found in the water at Derwentwater Visitors are being advised not to swim at two Lake District beauty spots because of poor water quality. The Environment Agency (EA)

【VISTA NEWS】Veralto announces $23.5 million commitment to new fund to accelerate water innovation solutions
July 24, 2025
Veralto Corporation announced on July 22, 2025, a €20 million ($23.5 million) investment commitment in Emerald Technology Ventures’ Global Water Fund II, reinforcing the company’s focus on driving the next wave of water innovation and advancing breakthrough technologies that address

【VISTA NEWS】More than $900 million awarded to clients from PFAS water contamination settlement
July 9, 2025
SL Environmental Law Group announced on June 18, 2025, that funds from the historic 3M and DuPont water settlements are being released to relieve water providers of some of the financial burden of removing PFAS from drinking water. These settlements









