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The Global Rundown Severe water shortages in Iran will lead to future conflict, warns an Iranian water security organization. Life-saving humanitarian aid is reaching IDPs after a land route recently opened in northern Syria. Two men were killed in Ghazi, Pakistan after a fight over household water distribution broke out. The situation in Yemen is […]
The Rundown In addition to the budget bill, the House passes controversial California water legislation while the Senate considers a big energy bill with water-related provisions. A Defense Department spending bill includes a human health study for firefighting chemicals in drinking water. Federal wildlife agencies find zero invasive carp near Lake Michigan during a two-week […]
The Global Rundown Extreme droughts, heat waves, and floods could simultaneously put staple crops at risk in the world’s top producers, according to new research. The World Health Organization warned that the cholera outbreak in Yemen threatens the upcoming hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. A severe drought in southern Europe is destroying crops in Spain […]
The Global Rundown More than half of the world’s population lacks access to adequate sanitation, a new report found. Providing insurance in low-income countries could cut the cost of natural disasters and reduce the need for aid. Excessive distribution losses and the mismanagement of resources are hampering efforts to provide reliable water in New Delhi. […]
The Global Rundown Hundreds of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, exacerbated by dry weather. Poor access to water and sanitation is creating a public health risk for those displaced by fighting in the Philippines. In Yemen, a cholera outbreak has surpassed 300,000 cases. The majority of source-water violations in cities along the Yangtze River […]
The Global Rundown Bauxite mining appears to be continuing in Malaysia, despite a ban meant to protect water supplies. Communities in rural California are still struggling with dry wells even after the drought’s end. Farmers in South Africa are raising concerns about water supplies as the country prepares to issue shale gas licenses for the […]
The Global Rundown The European Commission will provide an additional €5 million in humanitarian aid to victims of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where access to food, water, and healthcare is increasingly limited. Kenyan pastoralists are combating drought by creating wildlife conservatories and adopting sustainable grazing practices. The number of new cholera cases […]
The Global Rundown Millions of people around the world are at risk as more crops are grown with untreated wastewater. An overflowing Brahmaputra River displaced thousands of people in India. Crop diversification could be one way to help farmers in South Asia reduce their reliance on dwindling groundwater supplies. Ethiopia is moving forward with plans […]
The Rundown Revoking the Clean Water Rule is the first step in a two-stage process to replace the Obama-era legal definition. A House budget subcommittee keeps a rural water infrastructure grant program mostly intact. Wildlife agencies clear a path for construction of a highly controversial pair of water supply tunnels in California. President Trump nominates […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of Australian farmers came out against the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, citing groundwater concerns. Michigan’s attorney general called on the state to set a timeline for closing the Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, and the state released a draft report that reviews alternatives to the pipeline. […]
The Global Rundown The city of Flint, Michigan faces a lawsuit from the state after it refused to approve a 30-year contract with a regional water supplier. Global climate leaders warn the world has three years until the worst effects of climate change become unavoidable. Pakistanis observing Ramadan this month had to contend with water […]
The Global Rundown The city of Chennai, India is facing an acute drinking water shortage after a severe drought dried up the city’s main reservoirs. The controversial delta tunnel water project in California gained two key federal approvals. The rate of global sea level rise is increasing, scientists found. The world’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands […]
