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Lake Mead forecast to remain above shortage trigger in 2017. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue A resolute effort in Arizona, California, and Nevada to reduce Colorado River water use is slowing the decline of Lake Mead and delaying mandatory restrictions on water withdrawals from the drying basin. The Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency […]
The Global Rundown Severe flooding prompted the U.S. government to declare a state of disaster in Louisiana on Sunday, the same day a federal state of emergency expired over lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan. Officials suspect water contamination in a New Zealand town is responsible for an illness that sickened thousands of people. Lesotho is […]
Hydropower development, agricultural expansion, mining, and drought put growing pressure on Olympic host.
The Global Rundown After regulators cancelled permits for a massive dam in Brazil’s Tapajós River Basin last week, indigenous communities are calling attention to four other major dams still planned for the region. Activists and their families who oppose hydropower dams in Honduras continue to face death threats. A pilot project in California will pay […]
Hydropower projects spark discord in the Indus River Basin, but water management challenges go deeper.
Despite commitment to reduce national emissions, development banks spend $US billions on coal-fired power plants.
The Rundown Permit allows 1,100-mile oil pipeline to cross under the Missouri River. The White House puts climate change at the center of federal agency environmental planning while the world’s glaciers are on a long losing streak. A coal company pays a $US 3 million Clean Water Act fine. Watchdog agency tells Army Corps to […]
The Global Rundown Small, but chronic oil spills from deteriorating pipelines are contaminating waterways in Russia. Connections between fresh groundwater and coastal waters in the United States pose a pollution risk to both, according to a new study. Historically high water levels along the Nile River have triggered widespread flooding in Sudan. Reservoir levels in […]
The Global Rundown International aid in Mozambique will provide much needed potable water systems. Vietnam is reconsidering how its agriculture and aquaculture industries affect the Mekong Delta. Many are eagerly awaiting new energy policy from China, which will shape its direction over the next several years. One community in India is building its own water metro system. Fish are switching their internal clocks to […]
The Rundown The Energy Department identifies a path for more U.S. hydropower. The White House issues a cyberattack response plan. The EPA issues water quality recommendations to protect fish from copper and selenium, while the EPA’s internal watchdog delays an investigation into the Gold King mine spill. Federal agencies make “little progress” on a national […]
The Global Rundown Tens of thousands have been left homeless by flooding in Nigeria. Unseasonable sandstorms are wreaking havoc in parts of Iran and Afghanistan. The Gulf of Mexico has been sans hurricane for the longest period on record. A major city in the United Arab Emirates is dumping out more than half of its treated wastewater, while major military installations in the United States may […]
The Global Rundown A new study suggests that extreme climate events can increase the risk of violent conflict in certain regions. Fifteen countries across southern Africa are asking for nearly $3 billion to address the lingering effects of a severe regional drought. More than a million people in India have been affected by monsoon floods […]
