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Water planning in the South has not kept pace with demand. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The latest round of a long-running water conflict in the Deep South reached the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31. The trial, in a closely watched lawsuit, is expected to decide water management authority and water supply and […]
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 Rundown Lawmakers find a path for Flint aid but they are not at the finish line yet. Exxon agrees to a $US 12 million oil spill settlement, and Southern Coal Corporation will pay $US 5 million for Clean Water Act violations. The EPA grants Clean Water Act powers to Indian tribes and considers water […]
The Global Rundown The Paris climate accord, a landmark agreement to cut global carbon emissions, could go into effect by the end of the year as more countries finalize their commitments. A network of ancient water channels supplying Turpan, China is drying up due to pressure from climate change, agriculture, and industry. Glaciers in Greenland […]
The Global Rundown As forests are cut down to produce charcoal, water supplies for drinking and hydropower are drying up in Malawi. A prominent ocean scientist believes the Arctic could lose most of its sea ice within the next few years. The outbreak of a deadly fish parasite forced officials to close hundreds of kilometers […]
The Global Rundown Changing rainfall patterns are one factor behind an uptick in deadly landslides in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state. Despite the start of the monsoon, water levels in reservoirs across India remain below average. Standing water due to inadequate drainage could increase the spread of a yellow fever outbreak in Kinshasa, the capital […]
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Climate-related consequences are raising food prices, joblessness, crime, and instability. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue PONGOLA, South Africa — On the last Friday of January, payday on the sugar cane farms of northern KwaZulu-Natal province, a hot sun beat down on the red clay of Cobus Horn’s equipment yard. Nduku Msimanga, taut and muscled […]
In rare instance of unity, people eye government’s blunders, not each other. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Karsten Hinze fills a 500-liter tank from spring-fed water tanks at his brother’s farm for delivery to the homes of his mother and sister in Paulpietersburg, South Africa. He makes the trip every two weeks […]
The Rundown Federal officials eye Flint. The Army Corps opens a rarely used Mississippi River spillway. The Bureau of Reclamation reconsiders a Yellowstone River dam and signs a water agreement for the Truckee River. A New York congressman calls for more federal dollars for water infrastructure. The Agriculture Secretary supports an Iowa sales tax. Draft […]
A new study offers a clear-eyed warning about the ramifications of an Asian carp invasion into the Great Lakes. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bighead carp are one of two invasive species that are the focus of a new study analyzing how the carp would affect other fish species if they reached […]
Prescribed burns tested in Klamath Mountains. Photo courtesy Adam Shumaker / This American Land A prescribed burn near Butler Creek in California’s western Klamath Mountains clears 5.6 hectares (14 acres) of underbrush to serve as a firebreak when the next big wildfire races through the area.Click image to enlarge. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue […]
