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The Global Rundown A conflict over sand mining in an Indian river killed four people this week. A draft report submitted to NATO warned that water and food shortages linked to climate change will compound the risk of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Large areas of the Midwest United States received double the […]
The Rundown The Interior Department told dozens of advisory committees, including one on water data and monitoring, to halt work until September. An Air Force Base in Washington state continues to find private wells contaminated by firefighting chemicals. The initial Lake Erie algal forecast is for a mild bloom, though that could change with heavy […]
The Global Rundown Water efficiency has improved in U.S. cities over the last 30 years, but rural areas are being left behind. The World Health Organization predicts Yemen could see hundreds of thousands of cholera cases during the next six months. Aid agencies warn that millions of people in Somalia still need food assistance despite […]
Utilities test new rates, look beyond the ratepayer for revenue.
The Global Rundown Water pollution from China’s agricultural sector could decline if imports of U.S. meat increase under a new trade deal. Scientists believe a newly discovered reservoir of hot water below New Zealand could provide a substantial source of geothermal energy. An anti-corruption investigation into New Delhi’s water tanker scandal is reaching the capital’s […]
U.S. lawmakers decide not to scrap water spending. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The Trump administration’s talk of slashing environmental programs in fiscal year 2018 did not translate into big cuts in a 2017 spending agreement negotiated by Congress. President Trump signed a budget deal on May 5 that keeps the government operating through […]
The Global Rundown Government officials in India fired the Delhi water minister — a move he claims was politically motivated. The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recused himself from legal cases involving the Clean Water Rule. Flooding in Quebec has affected more than 100 Canadian cities in the past week. Residents of Bengaluru, […]
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 […]
The Rundown Trump orders a review of national monument designations and a report on aiding rural communities and agriculture. The EPA water office holds a public listening session on Trump’s agenda to cut federal regulations. An Indian tribe in Montana approves a $US 471 million water rights settlement. A federal water loan program in Puerto […]
The Rundown Lake Mead receives extra water but not as much as was hoped in March. A U.S.-Mexico task force releases a report on a February sewage spill in the Tijuana River. A federal judge greenlights a dam and fish bypass on the Yellowstone River. The USGS analyzes chemical contaminants in U.S. streams, finding most […]
The Global Rundown An agreement to restore Hawaii’s Waimea River will result in continuously flowing water for the first time in more than a century. An Indian tribe in Arizona has to convince the U.S. government to join its lawsuit to restrict groundwater pumping above the Grand Canyon. Stanford researchers built an online map to […]
The Global Rundown Because of declining groundwater levels, no new wells for six months in India’s tech hub of Hyderabad, say state authorities. Concerned about water shortages, South Africa’s electric power utility will install a small groundwater desalination plant at a nuclear power station near Cape Town while city officials consider their own desalination facility […]
