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The Global Rundown A new city growing on the outskirts of Phnom Penh could fill in a series of lakes and wetlands, displacing local communities. A deal between the government and rebel forces in Syria may restore water to Damascus. A peatland in the Congo holds vast amounts of carbon, highlighting the need to protect […]
The Rundown The Interior Department directs its agencies to complete final reviews of a pair of tunnels through California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The special master in the Florida v. Georgia water lawsuit dredges up an old and outrageous idea. The EPA revises criteria for designating Superfund sites and publishes a $US 1 billion plan to […]
Can the USDA make inroads for water quality and water infrastructure where the EPA has struggled? By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Her appointment as the nation’s top air and water regulator nearing its end, Gina McCarthy is on a confessional tour. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator spoke candidly in recent months about the […]
The Global Rundown Deliberately damaged infrastructure cut water supplies to a large area of Damascus, Syria over the past several weeks, the United Nations said. Illegal water vendors have set up shop in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to cater to residents pressured by drought and aging infrastructure. Burundi’s environment and water minister was shot to death over […]
The Rundown The EPA inspects fewer facilities to focus on big-money enforcement cases. The EPA also lists 29 unregulated drinking water contaminants that certain utilities will monitor, to understand how frequently they are found in water systems. The Interior Department finalizes a rule to defend streams from coal mining damage. The head of the EPA […]
The Global Rundown The taps are back on in Malaysia after the government called off planned electric grid maintenance, which had cut water for residents in Kuala Lumpur and Selango. In the Louisiana town of St. Joseph, lead contamination in the city water prompted Gov. John Bel Edwards to declare a public health emergency. Meanwhile, […]
The Global Rundown Above average rainfall in the Sierra Nevada range has California authorities ready to release a little more water from reservoirs than expected this spring. India and Pakistan are once again posturing over the Indus Water Treaty, with an unnamed Indian government official telling the BBC that India would move forward with major […]
In this special year end round table, Circle of Blue reporters discuss the big stories of 2016. In 2016, Circle of Blue’s US coverage closely followed the developments out of Flint Michigan, as the city continued to struggle with lead contamination in its drinking water. Our team also covered the ongoing controversy over the Dakota […]
2016 in Water: This year Circle of Blue found that water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world.
The Global Rundown A final report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says hydraulic fracturing can contaminate water. Operators at a major hydropower dam in Mozambique have reduced electricity supplies to South Africa due to dropping water levels. Waste piles left unmanaged during Yemen’s civil war now threaten drinking water in Sanaa. Drought conditions are […]
No fatal dam failures in last decade, but plenty of warnings. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue All was quiet at the Fehring house before the flood came. It was before dawn on March 14, 2006. The family was asleep, unaware of trouble upstream. The Ka Loko Dam, strained by six weeks of heavy tropical […]
