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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Greenland will hold a special election that could determine the fate of a contentious mining project. An oyster farmer’s business in Australia is devastated by record flooding in the region. A new investigation finds widespread lead, arsenic and PFAS contamination in water samples throughout the United States. A coatings company in Pennsylvania […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds a significant portion of the world’s agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution. A Canadian coal company pays a $60 million fine for water pollution in Montana and Idaho. Record floods in Australia take a toll on the country’s already hurting tourism industry. A new study finds […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Millions of Australians are affected by record rainfall and flooding. Two Colorado utilities will test the feasibility of a controversial reservoir in the state’s Western Slope. An Alaskan construction company and the EPA reached a settlement over violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The United States and Ethiopia hold talks over […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A lawsuit aimed at preventing an Indigenous tribe in Oregon from exercising their water rights has been dismissed by a federal court. Massachusetts gives millions of dollars in grants to public water systems to address PFAS contamination. Australia’s east coast is battered by record rainfall. A new study warns climate change and […]
Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
Some experts say there’s a way to reduce the effects of floods in the future: more wetland areas.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Murray-Darling Basin regulators are failing to use the best available climate information as conditions become drier. Lake Powell will reduce water flow this week in an attempt to understand the reservoir’s ecosystem more accurately. Nearly half a million people in Nicaragua still lack access to water and sanitation after dual hurricanes late […]
“PFAS in the House” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public TV, in partnership with Type Investigations. This article was also co-published in Consumer Reports and The Guardian. After spending several months reporting on the PFAS crisis, an alarming realization hit — taco night might be poisoning me. I learned that the type of nonstick pans that I used […]
Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fines Hawaii for operating seven large-capacity cesspools. Most of Jackson, Mississippi’s water supply has been restored after winter storms crippled the city’s water treatment facilities. The largest supply reservoir for South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay reaches record-low levels. A recent investigation finds Louisiana’s groundwater is depleting faster […]
A significant number of residential septic systems need repair or replacement, but efforts to enact a statewide code have been hampered.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Monsoon floods force mass evacuations in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. Despite heavy snowfall in Utah, water scarcity could continue this summer. A recent study finds a significant portion of Mumbai’s coastline is at high risk of flooding. The United States will resume some aid to Ethiopia that was cut off last fall. Experts […]
