Author Archive for: Codi

The Global Rundown More than 2 million people in Puerto Rico are served by contaminated drinking water systems, according to a new report. Protests over poor water, electricity, and housing services are spreading in South Africa. A small oil spill occurred at a pumping station for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in South Dakota, reigniting […]

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 U.S. President Donald Trump is set to consider the country’s future participation in the Paris climate agreement. A new report urges Australia and New Zealand to open their doors to the citizens of Pacific Island nations affected by climate change. Poor water quality, caused by years of conflict, is behind a deadly […]

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 Analysts predict another global El Nino could form later this year. A sandstorm in China brought dangerous air pollution to Beijing, shutting down flights and forcing residents indoors. Seasonal rains in Somalia may provide some relief from a severe drought, but disease risks are growing. A community in Nigeria is suing the […]

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 Conservation groups in Thailand warn fisheries and farms are at risk from a Chinese plan to dredge and alter the Mekong River to make way for larger ships. Drinking water systems serving millions of Americans, many of them in rural areas, have violated U.S. water laws, a report found. California’s levees are […]

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 Millions of people are at risk from water contaminated with high levels of arsenic in India’s Bihar state. Depleted reservoirs have created water shortages in Hyderabad, India. Europe’s dependence on soybean imports from water-scarce areas of the world could increase food prices, a study found. The rapid pace of hydropower development 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 Building a border wall in the floodplain of the Rio Grande could snarl a water treaty between the U.S. and Mexico. Fighting in Mosul, Iraq continues to pressure drinking water supplies. A dam project in Kenya will provide more water to urban areas, but may harm forests that supply water downstream. A […]

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/