Author Archive for: Codi

The Global Rundown Strong storms cut into California’s water deficit this month after years of drought, replenishing snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Nearly 2,000 residents of Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the city’s lead-contaminated water crisis. The U.S. Congress moved to eliminate regulations enacted under the Obama administration, including one […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
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The Global Rundown Concern about water supplies is one of the last remaining hurdles before the Samarco iron ore mine can resume production in Brazil. The condition of Gaza’s aquifer continues to deteriorate. Dozens of people are injured after clashes between police and activists in Bangladesh erupted at a protest against the proposed Sundarbans coal […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown A new study predicts Europe will experience more floods, droughts, and glacier-melting temperatures as climate change progresses. The Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines are back on the table after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders reviving the projects. Protest camps are popping up along Florida’s Suwannee River in opposition […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown Representatives of the Group of Twenty countries in Berlin announced they will pursue agricultural practices that better protect water supplies and ecosystems. Residents of Ecuador will not get compensation for water pollution from Chevron’s subsidiary in Canada after a court decision blocked enforcement of an earlier ruling. A major reservoir project in […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown Ontario plans to impose a much higher water rate for bottled water companies amid public concern over groundwater withdrawals. New funding and legislation in Victoria aims to improve environmental enforcement in the Australian state. Tanneries, sewage, and other industrial and municipal effluent continue to pollute the Ganga, despite India’s repeated attempts to […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown A ship carrying coal sank in a river estuary of the Sundarbans, raising more alarms in Bangladesh over proposed power plants in the region. Saudi Arabia is expected to invest billions of dollars in renewable energy, helping to provide electricity to power-hungry desalination plants. Private companies could see trillions of dollars in […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/