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The Stream, May 11, 2022: Wildfire Season Starts Early As U.S. Battles Drought
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN More than half of the continental United States is experiencing drought. Water scarcity threatens more than four-fifths of the world’s croplands. Around one-fifth of aquatic ecosystems in the Brazilian Amazon have been impacted by agriculture and dam construction. In the United States, more than 2,000 aging dams pose threats to nearby communities. […]
FRESH: Biden Strengthens Environmental Reviews for Large Infrastructure Projects
U.S. President Joe Biden has restored several key provisions of a bedrock federal environmental law.
Federal Water Tap, April 25: Colorado River States, Interior Near Completion of 2022 Drought Response Plan
The Rundown Colorado River basin states approve a plan to release more water from high-elevation reservoirs into Lake Powell, to prop up the ailing reservoir. The White House restores a more expansive definition of environmental impacts for federal reviews. The OMB releases guidelines for using American-made materials in federal infrastructure bill projects. The FDA lowers […]
The Stream, April 20, 2022: Conservation Groups Say a Canadian Utility Company Failed to Rebuilt Habitats They Destroyed
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Conservation groups in Canada claim an electric utility is failing to appropriately restore habitats destroyed by hydroelectric dam projects. Floods decimate coastal South Africa. War destroys water infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving millions without access to drinking water. Nebraska officials move forward with a controversial and expensive water diversion project. Water shortages in […]
FRESH: Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Rule
April 19, 2022 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A court […]
Perspective | Water is the New Carbon
Global water security is increasingly threatened. Accounting for water use and risk ought to have the same urgency with which we address carbon.
The Stream, April 6, 2022: IPCC Report Warns Against Mitigation Strategies That Will Increase Water Scarcity
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The latest report from the United Nations climate panel urges global leaders to adopt policies to reduce carbon pollution. In Canada, the federal government will fund a multi-million-dollar water reservoir in a rural community plagued by water contamination. Mudslides and flooding wreak havoc in Brazil. Ongoing drought decimates Honduran farmland. Australian officials dismantle […]
FRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency
April 5, 2022 Welcome to Fresh! Two countries, eight states, five lakes — and 84 percent of the continent’s surface fresh water. As water crises beset North America, all eyes are on the Great Lakes and the leaders, systems, and rules that govern them. Let Circle of Blue reporters guide you through the biggest international, […]
The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Africa is not on track to meet global goals for water access, sanitation, and hygiene. Islamist militants are attacking water infrastructure in Burkina Faso. A new report concludes the United States has not met the goals of decades old legislation meant to keep waterways clean. More than half of the United States […]
The Stream, March 16, 2022: Arizona’s Water Supplies Are Shrinking
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Residents in Mariupol, Ukraine are running low on water and food reserves. Indigenous communities that have lacked reliable drinking water in Canada begin applying for a multi-billion-dollar settlement. Climatologists predict drought will continue in the Horn of Africa. The United States Defense Department will close a fuel tank facility in Hawaii that […]
