The Rhine: Protecting a precious water source

Update: 2023-03-17

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Ahead of World Water Day, we look at how the Rhine was transformed from a heavily polluted and stinking river into a clean waterway. Today, it supplies over 30 million people with high quality drinking water. But new threats are emerging for Germany's longest artery. (This episode has been republished and updated).

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The Rhine: Protecting a precious water source

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The Rhine: Protecting a precious water source