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Weekly Summary of Global Water News

At one school in Lagos, Nigeria, parents tight on money can opt to pay tuition with plastic waste, a common blight on the capital’s waterways.
As Vietnamcontinues to recover in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, another deluge has brought rains and deadly flooding to the country’s central provinces.
Three hydroelectric dams have been temporarily shut down as water flows in Ecuadorsink to 60-year lows.
Following Zimbabwe’sworst drought in four decades, which wrought havoc on crops, the government is planning a mass culling of elephants to feed its people.
In Bolivia, a highland lake on the brink of extinction is being cleaned and saved by a group of Indigenous women.

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Weekly Digest of U.S. Water Policy and Trends

Army Corps begins building a temporary underwater barrier in the Mississippi River to slow the upstream movement of salt water.
BLM publishes final environmental review of a Nevada mining project that could become the largest domestic source of lithium.
EPA releases new water quality data tool and will host a webinar tutorial.
GAO recommends a policy change for helping colonias with water infrastructure improvements.
White House publishes a PFAS research agenda to guide the federal government’s R&D activities.
Army Corps selects finalists for $3.2 billion in low-interest loans for dam safety and repair.
The EPA moves to dismiss a lawsuit over its failure to regulate PFAS in sewage sludge.

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According to a new study, harmful algal blooms and bacterial contamination in Lake Erie is costing the state of Ohio millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue.
Ballast water regulation has become a point of contention between U.S. and Canadian shipping vessels traveling through the Great Lakes.
A new report on the state of the St. Lawrence River shows its health — and the amount of oxygen in its waters — is in decline.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the spills law, which could result in major changes in state regulatory authority over hazardous substances like PFAS.
Thousands of acres of Caldwell First Nation land, vulnerable to flooding on Lake Erie’s shores, will be protected following a federally funded dike improvement.

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