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Climate conditions are changing U.S. water systems and providing space for innovation.
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The Stream, March 3: Syria Drought Most Severe In 900 Years
The Global Rundown The recent 15-year drought in Syria is likely the region’s driest period in nearly a millennium, a new study found. A drought in Tasmania is curbing hydropower supplies, and California snowpack is still below average. Meanwhile, intense rain triggered floods and landslides in Peru. Mining companies responsible for a deadly tailings dam […]
Severe Drought Tightens Pressure in Mekong River Basin
River flows are historically low in Vietnam.
The Missing Ingredient in the Obama Water Strategy
Science and technology are fundamental pieces, but policy change may be the hardest fix of all.
Federal Water Tap, February 29: Mexico Settles Rio Grande Water Debt
The Rundown Mexico complies with bilateral treaty on sharing Rio Grande water. Congress sets the terms for Flint water aid, but a few senators delay approval. House committee discusses California drought while a Senate committee praises/condemns the Interior Department budget. Canada and the United States agree to cut phosphorus in Lake Erie. A federal appeals […]
Flint Scandal Is Already Changing the Water Utility Business
Utilities respond to lead contamination Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley spoke in Flint, on February 6, 2016, at the Flint Neighborhoods United meeting. ‘Fixing Flint is my life now,’ Calley told the group of community leaders. Click image to enlarge. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue […]
Federal Water Tap, February 22: EPA Releases List of Enforcement Priorities
The Rundown Three water items are on the EPA’s list of enforcement priorities. USGS researchers study toxic algae in the Southeast. The EPA proposes a mining district Superfund site in Colorado. A House committee announces another hearing on the Flint scandal, while the CDC discusses the best way to monitor the health outcomes. An EPA […]
Without Water, South Africa Anticipates A Mammoth Crop Failure (Part Two)
Climate-related consequences are raising food prices, joblessness, crime, and instability. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Royal palms flank a road between drought-withered sugar cane plantations in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue PONGOLA, South Africa — South Africa long ago accepted as scientific fact and impending reality the idea that […]
The Stream, February 19: Chicago Sued Over Lead In Drinking Water
The Global Rundown Residents are suing the city of Chicago over actions they say have contaminated drinking water supplies with lead, and a national environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. Businesses in Sao Paulo, Brazil are expressing skepticism at the city’s efforts to prevent future water […]
Without Water, South Africa Anticipates A Mammoth Crop Failure
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 […]
Lawsuits in Three States Target Groundwater Pollution under Clean Water Act
U.S. water law confronts hydrology. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons user Waterkeeper Alliance Coal ash ponds near the Cape Fear River, in North Carolina. Click image to enlarge. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue The Clean Water Act, the landmark environmental statue that Congress passed in 1972, does not explicitly regulate the pollution of […]
Federal Water Tap, February 15: Obama Budget Proposal Highlights Water Technology Innovation
The Rundown President Obama makes his budget pitch. California senator introduces (another) drought bill. The White House defers to Congress for Flint funding but does look to expand Medicaid for affected families. Spy agency chiefs testify about national security risks. Texas representatives try to exempt a proposed reservoir from Clean Water Act permitting. The research […]
