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The Global Rundown Environmental factors, including water and air pollution, cause nearly one quarter of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. Uneven access to essential water and sanitation services in Brazil mean poorer communities are at greater risk of contracting the Zika virus. India pledged billions of dollars in its new budget […]
The Global Rundown Rural communities in the mountains of Pakistan are using small hydropower plants to produce electricity and reduce the amount of trees cut down for wood fuel. Rising sea levels threaten millions of people in the coastal regions of the United States, according to a new study. A drought and saltwater intrusion in […]
The Rundown A California irrigation district is fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Central Asian countries are concerned about water supply but doing little about it. Nitrogen is decreasing in Long Island Sound, while chloride from road salts is rising. A solar power project in Nevada will lease water from an Indian tribe. A […]
The Global Rundown Indigenous communities are struggling to maintain their livelihoods near Lake Poopó, one of Bolivia’s largest lakes, which is now less than 1 percent of its former size. Police have been mobilized in India to ensure the delivery of water in drought-hit Maharashtra state. The United Nations has agreed on a draft framework […]
The Global Rundown A growing population could create significant water shortages in London by 2040. Development in Kolkata threatens the wetlands that provide the city with food, flood protection, and wastewater cleaning services. Saltwater intrusion and poor access to clean water are inhibiting women’s rights in Bangladesh. Millions of people in the United States could […]
The Global Rundown As a severe drought continues to cripple South Africa, significant water rationing is planned for the city of Durban, according to unofficial utility documents. Colombia’s Mines and Energy minister resigned as a drought stresses the country’s electricity supplies. The drinking water plant in Aleppo, Syria resumed operation after a 48-day shutoff. Families […]
Climate conditions are changing U.S. water systems and providing space for innovation.
The Rundown Snow melted last month instead of accumulating in the Colorado River Basin. The U.S. Forest Service nixes a Grand Canyon development mainly because of water concerns. Flint water aid is still held up in Congress. A New York representative proposes to swell a water infrastructure fund. The U.S. embassy in Iraq issues a […]
The Global Rundown A prominent environmental activist who opposed hydropower dams in Honduras has been killed. Farmers and herders in Tanzania are reaching peaceful agreements to share water in times of drought. A flash flood in Angola killed dozens of people. Greenland’s ice is caught in a feedback loop that encourages more melting, researchers found, […]
The Global Rundown China plans to divert water from several rivers to lakes in Yunnan province in an effort to clean up massive algae blooms, while the U.S. Supreme Court denied to hear a challenge to a plan that limits nutrient pollution in Chesapeake Bay. Drought-hit California is expecting more rain in March after an […]
Science and technology are fundamental pieces, but policy change may be the hardest fix of all.
The Rundown Mexico complies with bilateral treaty on sharing Rio Grande water. Congress sets the terms for Flint water aid, but a few senators delay approval. House committee discusses California drought while a Senate committee praises/condemns the Interior Department budget. Canada and the United States agree to cut phosphorus in Lake Erie. A federal appeals […]
