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A battered ecosystem begins to recover. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue On March 23, 2014, the gates were opened wide at Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona. For the next eight weeks, water pitched into the dry bed of the Colorado River, wetting its delta like the spring floods that coursed […]
The Rundown The Interior secretary sends letter of support to hydropower regulators for Klamath dam removal. The White House joins with local agencies to offer or recommend more than $US 800 million for Puget Sound ecosystems. A government watchdog reviews water affordability in 10 cities with shrinking populations and old water systems. An EPA internal […]
The Global Rundown An investigation into the way the United Kingdom allocates flood defense funding concluded that wealthier areas may get more protection. Floods in Pennsylvania ruptured a pipeline, causing gasoline to spill into a tributary of the Susquehanna River. In Thailand, flood conditions eased in the Chao Phraya River basin. Water laws need better […]
Reversing aquifer decline will test state oversight and local response. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The Tidewater region of eastern Virginia, swayed daily by the ebb and flow of the Chesapeake Bay, is a wet region with a serious water problem. Due to heavy pumping, water levels in the Potomac aquifer, the area’s principal […]
The Global Rundown Building a coal plant upstream of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh would bring unacceptable risks to water and habitat, according to a new report. The loss of forests on Mount Kilimanjaro is reducing the amount of water for rivers and communities. Countries across South Asia need to address black carbon emissions […]
Permitting process still has years to go before demolition begins. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon are a step closer to being taken down. In an October 17 letter to federal dam regulators, the Department of the Interior signaled its approval of a multi-party agreement […]
The Rundown The Army Corps denies allegations that it did not follow federal rules in approving Dakota Access pipeline permits. A Bureau of Reclamation program in the Klamath River Basin wasted millions of dollars on farm payments. The Interior Department begins a study of the social and economic benefits of Indian water rights settlements. Pacific […]
The Global Rundown The United Nations is asking for millions of dollars to address the urgent and disastrous conditions in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew. Floods similar in scale to those brought by Superstorm Sandy are set to occur much more frequently in the northeastern United States by the end of the century. International mining companies […]
The Rundown Presidents usually do not talk about aquifers or groundwater, but Obama did, briefly. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes an Endangered Species Act listing for an Alabama salamander. The Bureau of Reclamation offers a $US 1 million prize for reducing desalination brine. The EPA’s internal watchdog will investigate the water-saving claims of […]
The Global Rundown The international Paris accord to cut carbon emissions and curb climate change will go into effect early next month, following the agreement’s ratification by countries representing more than half of global emissions. There is a high probability the western United States will face a megadrought by the end of the century. More […]
The Global Rundown The prime minister of St. Lucia called for more action on climate change as Hurricane Matthew brought floods and landslides to Caribbean island nations. More rain is expected in South Australia, where storms cut electricity across the state last week. Some communities in northern England are still struggling to recover from last […]
