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The Rundown Senator letters support the idea that politics and water are local. A House committee introduces a big water resources bill. The EPA revises the drinking water health standard for a nonstick chemical. The Supreme Court rejects an Exxon groundwater contamination appeal. The House Natural Resources Committee discusses three water settlements. The USGS studies […]
Plan guides state response to drought. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The Texas Water Development Board approved on Thursday the newest edition of the state water plan, a document that includes $US 62 billion in capital projects over 50 years to respond to the threat of water shortages. Every five years, Texas draws up […]
The Global Rundown Work on a large-scale project to link and divert some of India’s major rivers could begin in days, according to government officials. Protesters in Australia are demanding the closure of a zinc mine linked to water pollution, and South Africa announced plans to make mining companies pay to clean up acid mine […]
The Rundown Because of tribal fishing rights, the Army Corps denies a permit for a proposed coal export terminal in Washington state. Bills on California drought, Colorado River, and western water issues are before the Senate Energy Committee. The Senate, meanwhile, passed a water and energy spending bill. The State Department is reviewing a desalinated […]
The Global Rundown Pakistan is spending billions of dollars to prop up its textile industry as drought damages domestic cotton supplies. Water and sewage companies in the United Kingdom have received record fines for polluting rivers. A new solar-powered desalination plant will come online in Dubai this month. The United States is promoting agriculture in […]
The Rundown Obama criticized the political culture of neglect that resulted in the Flint water crisis. Nuclear regulators say risk of groundwater contamination from using Yucca Mountain as a waste dump is small. Federal officials signed off on a California recycled water project. Arsenic in shallow household wells may be to blame for a rise […]
The Global Rundown More than 10,000 communities have run out of water and are relying on tankers in India’s Rajasthan state. In Jaipur, hundreds of people were sickened by contaminated water. India’s government may shut down some coal-fired power plants to cut pollution and water use. A hearing in the Philippines will examine the liability […]
The Global Rundown Economic growth in many regions of the world will likely suffer from water shortages by mid-century, according to a World Bank report. The mining companies behind a deadly tailings spill in Brazil are being sued for billions of dollars. Amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe is selling wild animals from its parks to […]
Ontario and Michigan express caution about expansions.
The Global Rundown After months of drought that put millions of people at risk of hunger, heavy rains are causing flash floods and impeding aid delivery in Ethiopia. Venezuela began cutting electricity supplies by four hours a day this week to cope with a drought. Water managers in India face a tricky balancing act between […]
The Rundown Michigan senators want to avoid a Great Lakes oil spill while Senate Democrats propose a large spending increase on water infrastructure. The full Senate, meanwhile, passes an energy bill. The Justice Department cut a deal with chemicals companies to clean up contaminated Los Angeles County groundwater. The House Natural Resources Committee holds a […]
