Entries by Jane Johnston

The Stream, November 27, 2020: Hundreds of Thousands of Michiganders Are Behind On Their Water Bills

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS New data finds that over 800,000 Michigan residents are at risk of water shut offs. First Nations in Ontario oppose a proposed mining network along the Attawapiskat River. India and Afghanistan sign an agreement to build a dam that could serve two million people. A new report calls for water infrastructure […]

The Stream, November 25, 2020: A Newly Approved Project In Australia Could Threaten Groundwater

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Australia approves a project that will drill over 800 wells in a forest in New South Wales. A Canadian oil pipeline is approved for replacement in the United States. A new government program in Kenya aims to increase access to drinking water and restore biodiversity. Subglacial lakes in Antarctica could provide […]

The Stream, November 24, 2020: Water Management Should Be Led By First Nations, Australia Says

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Australian politicians call for the appointment of an Indigenous representative to the nation’s water authority. Back-to-back hurricanes across Central America are displacing millions and could contribute to the spread of Covid-19. An appeal to stop Nestle from pumping millions of gallons of water from a Michigan well is denied. Sudan boycotts […]

The Stream, November 20, 2020: Flint Water Settlement Larger Than Originally Thought

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Flint, Michigan residents could receive up $641 million settlement in relation to the Flint water crisis. South African scientists try to find new ways to monitor potential Covid-19 outbreaks in non-sewer wastewater. Residents in Jackson, Mississippi sue the city for high water bills. The Chaffee County board of commissioners in Colorado […]

The Stream, November 19, 2020: New Report Explores 12 Major Sites of Pollution in Georgia

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS An environmental coalition in the state of Georgia releases a new report on the state’s most polluted waterways. A recent economic analysis of a proposed dam in Australia found it could have a costly environmental impact. Governors in California and Oregon take control of four controversial dams on the Lower Klamath […]

The Stream, November 18, 2020: Hurricane Iota is the Second Hurricane To Hit Nicaragua This Month

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Hurricane Iota hits Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm. A plan to build a pipeline to the Colorado River from San Diego receives opposition from San Diego Water Authority members agencies. Over a dozen villages in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa are without running water. The mayor in Louisville, […]

The Stream, November 17, 2020: Typhoon Vamco Wreaks Havoc in the Philippines

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The death toll in the Philippines after Typhoon Vamco is rising. A small town in South Carolina is battling their city for clean water. Hurricane Iota is set to make landfall in Nicaragua. Meteorologists project La Niña to impact the winter months in the Pacific Northwest. A new study launched by […]

The Stream, November 13, 2020: Great Lakes Water Levels Drop This Month, Still Concern Experts

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Water levels in Lake Michigan and Huron are still dangerously high, despite dropping this month. A new report calls for more funding to small-scale farmers around the world that are disproportionately affected by climate change. A proposal from an oil company to dump millions of gallons of oil and gas wastewater […]

The Stream, November 12, 2020: Whitefish in Lake Superior Are Being Threatened by Mining Pollution

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Mining pollution is threatening a whitefish species in Lake Superior. A new study explores the relationship with rising sea temperatures and flooding in southern Florida. Morocco announces plans to build Africa’s biggest desalination plant. A new storm in the Atlantic marks the 29th system to form this hurricane season, breaking a […]

The Stream, November 11, 2020: Flash Floods Wreak Havoc Across Crete

GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS Water projects in the Colorado River basin are being put on hold. Heavy rains fall on the Greek island of Crete for the second time in two weeks. Tropical Storm Eta makes landfall in southern Florida. A new report outlines several species on the verge of extinction in the Mara river […]

The Stream, November 10, 2020: Raw Sewage Is Commonly Discharged into U.K. Waterways, Report Says

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water companies in England and Wales illegally discharged raw sewage close to 3,000 times last year with little punishment from government officials, a new report finds. Hurricane Zeta has left a town of less than 4,000 in Alabama without clean drinking water. Droughts like the barely averted “Day Zero” in Cape Town, […]

The Stream, November 6, 2020: Coronavirus Found in Boston Area Wastewater Is Increasing

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Wastewater tests for Covid-19 in the Boston area are ticking upward again. Tropical Storm Eta could regain strength as it heads towards the Caribbean and the U.S. southeast. A large-scale farm in Idaho pleads guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan can’t agree on terms for negotiating the […]