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The Global Rundown After years of severe drought, California’s final snowpack measurement is double its normal levels. Indigenous people protecting their land and resources are often portrayed as criminals or terrorists, according to the United Nations’ special rapporteur. A new federal spending deal softens funding cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Officials in Chicago […]
The Global Rundown Because of declining groundwater levels, no new wells for six months in India’s tech hub of Hyderabad, say state authorities. Concerned about water shortages, South Africa’s electric power utility will install a small groundwater desalination plant at a nuclear power station near Cape Town while city officials consider their own desalination facility […]
The Global Rundown Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is well above average, according to the most recent survey. Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders as floods rush through Queensland and New South Wales. Government officials in Bihar state are calling for a dam on the Ganga to be decommissioned to prevent floods. The […]
Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.
The Global Rundown Drought and failed rains have pushed food prices to record levels across East Africa. Residents returned to their homes downstream of California’s damaged Oroville Dam after an evacuated order was lifted Tuesday. Sea ice in Antarctica reached its lowest extent on record. Aid agencies warned of a health and sanitation crisis in […]
The Global Rundown Damage to the spillways at California’s Oroville Dam prompted officials to issue evacuation orders for thousands of people downstream. Aid groups warned of an impending famine in drought-hit Somalia. India’s Supreme Court ordered the state government of Madhya Pradesh to pay families displaced by a major dam project. Untreated sewage is a […]
Buckled canals, damaged because of groundwater pumping, impair state’s ability to deliver water and control floods.
The Global Rundown Strong storms cut into California’s water deficit this month after years of drought, replenishing snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Nearly 2,000 residents of Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the city’s lead-contaminated water crisis. The U.S. Congress moved to eliminate regulations enacted under the Obama administration, including one […]
The Global Rundown The burning of forests and wetlands in Africa’s Sahel is likely contributing to droughts in the region, researchers found. Protests are brewing over a natural gas pipeline project in Texas, where opponents plan to follow the example set by the water defenders at Standing Rock. Water restrictions will begin this week for […]
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 […]
The Global Rundown A severe drought in Bolivia is forcing schools to close early and is limiting medical procedures at hospitals in La Paz. The snowpack survey in California is below average, but more winter storms are on the way. A start-up incubator in California is calling for new ideas to confront water scarcity around […]
The Global Rundown Water managers in California have called on the state to implement permanent water use restrictions and plan for long-term droughts. Wildfires, fueled by drought, continue to burn near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. The U.S. Congress is set to approve millions of dollars in federal aid to help Flint, Michigan […]
