The Stream, July 7, 2021: Study Finds Planting Forests in Europe Could Offset Drought There

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds that planting trees…

Dealing With The Soup of Chemicals That Can Get Into Your Drinking Water

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All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there. It's a soup of chemicals.

The Stream, July 6, 2021: Tropical Storm Elsa Moves Through Caribbean

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Tropical Storm Elsa tears through parts…

Constant, Compounding Disasters Are Exhausting Emergency Response

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Fires, droughts, floods, power outages. The interval between disasters is shortening, or in some cases disappearing altogether.

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate

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Urban infrastructure in many cities was not built for current and future climate pressures.

The Stream, July 1, 2021: Brazil Bans Outdoor Fires To Curb Deforestation In Amazon

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro bans…

The Stream, June 30, 2021: Water Scarcity Top Concern For Global Economy

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The global consumer staples sector could…

The Stream, June 29, 2021: Detroiters Face Severe Flooding After Heavy Rains

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Residents of Detroit, Michigan, face…

What’s Up With Water – June 28, 2021

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Listen to the June 28, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water - The need-to-know news on the world’s water.

HotSpots H2O: Anishinaabe Activists and Allies Resist Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline, a Project that Threatens Wetlands and Ignores Treaty Territory

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In northern Minnesota, the new Line 3 corridor, proposed by the Canadian oil company Enbridge, cuts directly through wetlands and waterways that are already struggling in unusually dry conditions.