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The Stream, October 20: Coal Plant Too Risky For Sundarbans Water, Report Finds
The Global Rundown Building a coal plant upstream of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh would bring unacceptable risks to water and habitat, according to a new report. The loss of forests on Mount Kilimanjaro is reducing the amount of water for rivers and communities. Countries across South Asia need to address black carbon emissions […]
The Stream, October 19: French Water Utility Calls Cyber Attacks “Main Threat”
The Global Rundown French water utility Veolia Environment SA said hacking presents one of the most serious threats to its operations. More than a million people are facing severe food insecurity in Kenya due to a drought. Officials in Sri Lanka are calling for an overhaul of water policy to better manage droughts and floods. […]
The Stream, October 18: Global Poverty Set To Rise As Climate Change Affects Food Security
The Global Rundown Millions more people could live in poverty within the next 15 years as climate change reduces food security around the world, according to a report from the United Nations. India’s Supreme Court will continue deliberations this week over the Cauvery River water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Farmers in Punjab are […]
Federal Water Tap, October 17: Army Corps Submits Dakota Access Pipeline Response
The Rundown The Army Corps denies allegations that it did not follow federal rules in approving Dakota Access pipeline permits. A Bureau of Reclamation program in the Klamath River Basin wasted millions of dollars on farm payments. The Interior Department begins a study of the social and economic benefits of Indian water rights settlements. Pacific […]
The Stream, October 14: U.S. Decides Against Criminal Charges For Gold King Mine Spill
The Global Rundown An employee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not be charged criminally for a spill of contaminated water from Colorado’s Gold King mine site. Residents of informal settlements in Pakistan are deciding to build sewage systems themselves rather than wait for government assistance. Johannesburg, South Africa is implementing more severe water […]
The Stream, October 11: Sand Mining, Sea Level Rise Threaten Communities In India
The Global Rundown The convergence of sand mining and rising global sea levels is putting communities in Tamil Nadu at risk of floods. Pakistan’s government is struggling to end energy shortages by 2018, in part by developing more hydropower. Thailand plans to build a water pipeline to the island of Samui, but it won’t come […]
Federal Water Tap, October 10: In Rare Presidential Move, Obama Says ‘Aquifer’
The Rundown Presidents usually do not talk about aquifers or groundwater, but Obama did, briefly. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes an Endangered Species Act listing for an Alabama salamander. The Bureau of Reclamation offers a $US 1 million prize for reducing desalination brine. The EPA’s internal watchdog will investigate the water-saving claims of […]
The Stream, October 6: Paris Climate Agreement Ratified
The Global Rundown The international Paris accord to cut carbon emissions and curb climate change will go into effect early next month, following the agreement’s ratification by countries representing more than half of global emissions. There is a high probability the western United States will face a megadrought by the end of the century. More […]
The Stream, October 5: Water Stress Will Affect 1.5 Billion More People By 2050
The Global Rundown Population and economic growth coupled with climate change will stress water supplies for an additional 1.5 billion people globally by 2050, according to a new report. Bangkok will be protected from floods this year, avoiding a repeat of 2011, Thailand’s prime minister said. Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti on Tuesday, where experts say […]
Mississippi’s Claim That Tennessee Is Stealing Groundwater Is A Supreme Court First
A dispute over an aquifer that crosses political boundaries could expand water rights law. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Sometime in the next few months, lawyers for the state of Mississippi will stand before a U.S. Supreme Court-appointed legal expert, clear their throats, and argue that Tennessee, a neighbor, is stealing water. However it […]
