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National Wildlife Federation says federal agency has allowed pipelines to operate illegally for two decades. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Line 5, a 62-year-old oil pipeline, crosses underneath the Straits of Mackinac, a band of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Concern about an oil spill in the Straits contributed […]
A year after passage, California begins building a new regulatory infrastructure Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue Sprinklers irrigate a field of cauliflower outside Watsonville, in California’s Pajaro Valley. This region relies almost exclusively on groundwater to produce some of the most valuable fruit and vegetable harvests in the United States. By Brett […]
Groundwater pumping is reshaping California’s farm belt.
The Global Rundown The Pope is expected to draw attention to climate change in a letter to be released this week. India’s monsoon rainfall is so far above average, and a tropical storm could bring more flooding to Texas. A group of migrants died of dehydration in the Sahara Desert on their way to Europe. […]
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.
Ohio passes its first regulations on farm practices and wastewater discharges since the Toledo drinking water crisis eight months ago.
Rising electrical demand presents an opening for clean power, and new risks from fossil fuels.
A rising star in Central America has a rare opportunity: to develop in a way that respects its land, water, and people.
The Global Rundown Brazil’s severe drought is spreading throughout the country’s largest metropolitan regions, including Rio de Janeiro. Widespread floods in Africa have left thousands in need of food and water aid, while water scarcity in Gaza has led to a growing number of potentially unsafe desalination plants. Japan will miss its deadline to clean […]
What were the big stories of last year? What are the big looming stories that are set to continue?
The Global Rundown Sao Paulo is running out of water quickly, state water officials admitted, while homes in Northern Ireland are without water due to a dispute over pensions. Oil spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River, and a judge in Washington state ruled for the first time that dairy farm manure was a solid waste polluting […]
Water rises on the world agenda.
