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The Stream, March 2: California Residents Urged to Evacuate As Powerful Storms Bring Risk of Mudslides
The Global Rundown Thousands of California residents are encouraged to evacuate as torrential rains heighten the risk of mudslides. Intense drought in South Africa’s Western Cape is expected to cut agricultural output by 20 percent. Sri Lanka begins constructing a system of pumps and canals to help alleviate severe flooding in the capital Colombo. The […]
The Stream, February 27: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Case Against the EPA’s “Water Transfers Rule”
The Global Rundown The U.S. Supreme Court rejects an attempt by states and environmental groups to overturn the EPA’s “water transfers rule.” Farmers in drought-stricken Malawi use a mixture of sugar and fish soup to fight pests. Cape Town’s Department of Water and Sanitation attempts to access the last 10 percent of water in the […]
Federal Water Tap, February 26: EPA Discards Stronger Financial Rules for Hardrock Mining
The Rundown Existing regulations and modern mining techniques reduce the risk of environmental cleanups, the EPA argues in deciding not to strengthen financial accountability rules. The Bureau of Reclamation announces a low initial water supply for some Central Valley Project farms. The EPA begins discussing its lead-reduction initiative, but little information about the meeting is […]
What’s Up With Water – February 26, 2018
Transcripts In Nigeria, an international conference on the Lake Chad Basin begins this week. Lake Chad is one of the world’s largest trans-boundary water systems, and a vital source of fresh water for tens of millions. With less rain and more drought, the lake’s surface area has shrunk more than 90% in the last 50 […]
The Stream, February 23: PFAS Found in Major Lake Huron Drinking Water System
The Global Rundown Low levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are found in a large Lake Huron drinking water supply system. Indonesia’s president announces a seven-year cleanup project for the heavily-polluted Citarum River. The South African government allocates R6-billion ($531.9 million) for drought recovery. Research shows that tropical trees in the Amazon Rainforest may […]
The Stream, February 21: Cape Town’s Day Zero Moves to July 9 as Residents Cut Water Use
The Global Rundown Cape Town adjusts Day Zero again, with taps now forecasted to run dry on July 9. Zambia’s cholera epidemic slows, with seven deaths recorded in the past month. A $5 billion water pollution lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota against manufacturer 3M Co. ends with a surprise settlement. Sea levels could […]
The Stream, February 20: Activists Take Legal Action As Pollution Chokes India’s Rivers
The Global Rundown Environmental activists take legal action in an attempt to restore India’s polluted rivers. Contaminated water sparks a cholera outbreak in Malawi, sickening more than 500. The Indian Supreme Court delivers a verdict on the Cauvery water dispute, increasing Karnataka’s share of water. Stretches of Australia’s Great Northern Highway are underwater after Tropical […]
What’s Up With Water – February 19, 2018
Cape Town pushes Day Zero back to June 4 as South Africa declares a national disaster due to drought. A recent study found that 3 to 10 percent of United States water systems have been in violation of federal Safe Drinking Water Act health standards each year since 1982. New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, could withdraw […]
HotSpots H2O: Spotlight on Somalia
The Rundown Cyclical drought has cursed Somalia for the past 25 years. The most recent dry spell began in 2016, and the country has endured four consecutive failed rainy seasons since then. Low rainfall is largely to blame for the drought, but ineffective governance and ongoing conflict have also played a role. Attacks carried out […]
Water Closely Linked to World’s Refugee Crisis
Behind barbed-wire fences at this camp in northern Jordan, about 33,000 Syrians — half of them children — exist uneasily, housed in rows of rudimentary shelters that barely protect them from the winter cold.
The Stream, February 15: Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Jeopardy After Senate Rejects Changes
The Global Rundown The future of the Murray-Darling Basin plan is uncertain after the Australian Senate votes against a reduction of the plan’s water recovery targets. An unprecedented amount of rain lifts the Washington D.C. area out of severe drought. Satellite data links melting Antarctic ice sheets with accelerating rises in sea level. Fiji escapes […]
