Author Archive for: Codi

The Global Rundown Floods, droughts, and other natural disasters around the world force millions of people into poverty each year, according to a World Bank report. A spike in cholera cases this month raises the specter of a major outbreak in Yemen. Global methane emissions from hydropower reservoirs are underestimated, new research says. The U.S. […]

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

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The Global Rundown Water protections in the United States could be at risk under Donald Trump’s administration, though the president-elect has also promised to boost infrastructure spending. Environmental groups sued Minnesota over an iron ore mine that they argue is flouting the Clean Water Act. Queensland passed a law requiring mining companies to have permits […]

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 Authorities in northern Venezuela delivered drinking water to communities Monday in response to an oil spill. United Nations climate talks opened in Morocco this week, bringing attention to the plight of Africa’s farmers. Finland announced that investors may soon be found for the country’s largest nickel mine, which has faced financial and […]

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 The Paris climate agreement goes into effect today, legally requiring countries around the world to honor their pledges to cut carbon emissions. Those pledges, however, are not enough to stop climate change from reaching dangerous levels, according to a United Nations report. A separate study quantified the effect of an individual person’s […]

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 It could take half a decade for water levels to return to normal in South Africa’s drought-hit reservoirs. Floods in Egypt turned the Nile River brown and forced the closure of several water treatment facilities. Saltwater intrusion threatens to turn coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States into “ghost forests”. Ancient cisterns […]

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 Tajikistan started preparations over the weekend to construct the world’s tallest dam, which will power the Rogun hydroelectric plant. Security experts in the United States warn that the country’s water infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Political considerations may be hindering international funding to aid flood victims in North Korea. Zimbabwe’s largest cities […]

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/