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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Ancient water infrastructure in India could help alleviate the countries worsening water crisis. A new report finds that more than a quarter of apartment blocks in Sydney, Australia likely have defects, including a significant number of builds that have experienced water problems. A do not drink water advisory was put in place […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN South African water activists are struggling to hold governmental agencies accountable for high levels of pollution in the country’s waterways. A new study finds nearly a quarter of U.S. infrastructure is at risk of becoming inoperable due to flooding in the next 30 years. Millions of people could lose access to water […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Electricity is restored across Lebanon after the country’s ongoing fuel shortage led to nationwide blackout over the weekend. Just over 40 percent of rural Indian households have access to piped water. Residents of Folsom, California sue the city, claiming officials knowingly sent water through residential pipes that were corrosive. Officials at the […]
Current rates of progress on water, sanitation, and hygiene would need to quadruple to meet UN targets.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN South Australia is keeping coronavirus cases low through a robust wastewater monitoring system. A Louisiana hospital may not reopen for another year due to damages from Hurricane Ida. A new report from the World Meteorological Organization found that found that billions of people will go without adequate access to water for at […]
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation releases five-year projections for lakes Mead and Powell. The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The GAO says Congress should work on a permanent fix for the nation’s spent commercial nuclear fuel. And lastly, foreign affairs agencies will update their global water strategy. “The latest outlook […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report sheds light on water pollution in U.K. waterways. New data finds that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for environmental activists around the world. Incarcerated women in New York complain that their drinking water has been contaminated after Hurricane Ida. Regional threats spurred by climate change have become […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study found oxygen levels in global lakes are declining, threatening the environment and drinking water supplies. Transportation of goods on Brazil’s Tiete-Parana waterway will be harmed by prolonged drought. A mining group in Chile will pay over $93 million in reparations for environmental violations on the Punta Negra salt flat. […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s reservoirs are higher than earlier estimates. Purchases of farmland in the U.S. Southwest by foreign companies draw attention to water scarcity concerns. Germany announced over $1 billion in development funds, including allocations for water supply projects, to Namibia more than 100 years […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new investigation finds more than 80 aging dams could flood major toxic waste sites around the United States if they fail. Many Christians in northern Iraq lack reliable access to water after returning to their homes, which were overtaken by ISIL for nearly a decade. Public water sources in several communities […]
When water and sanitation networks are destroyed during armed conflict, children are harmed the most, according to a UN agency report.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Australia’s government should have conducted a more thorough analysis of the impacts of water withdrawals for the controversial Carmichael coal mine, a court rules. Study shows fish farms in British Columbia can transmit a virus to wild salmon. An outburst of mucus-like marine algae is blanketing Turkey’s Sea of Marmara The African […]
