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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Some residents in a South African municipality stage protests over chronic water outages. Water contamination in a village in India kills six people and puts hundreds in the hospital. A hydrologist in Massachusetts finds PFAS contamination in over 20 local bodies of water. A new report calls for more transparency from Australia’s […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report finds that agricultural policies throughout the European Union do not align with water directives. New rice varieties in India could slash water use in half. Toledo, Ohio, announces a water debt forgiveness program. Power outages in China threaten one province’s water supply. A proposed mining project in Michigan’s Upper […]
Carbon-reduction plans, if not well designed, can worsen water scarcity and pollution.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report sheds light on water pollution in U.K. waterways. New data finds that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for environmental activists around the world. Incarcerated women in New York complain that their drinking water has been contaminated after Hurricane Ida. Regional threats spurred by climate change have become […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, drought fuels wildfires and destroys wheat fields in Washington and California’s Lake Shasta drops to dangerously low levels. Water levels on Lake Superior drop to match the lake’s long-term average for the first time in seven years. Covid-19 cases could be on the rise in Saskatoon, Canada, according […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Dwindling water sources in the Middle East could prompt cooperation between Israel and Jordan. Meteorologists in Australia forecast above-average rainfall throughout portions of the country this spring. Nearly 170 public water systems in Louisiana are experiencing water outages after Hurricane Ida. A state investigation finds that two wastewater treatment plants in Baltimore, […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rain floods part of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. A new report from a Michigan advocacy report calls for more plans for removing PFAS chemicals from the state at a former Air Force base. Less than 10 districts in the Indian state of Odisha receive adequate rainfall this monsoon season. Researchers in […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Four million people in Lebanon could face a water shortage as a fuel crisis causes rolling blackouts. Hurricanes Henri and Grace batter the S. East Coast and Mexico, respectively. New research out of Australia finds that water levels on the southern part of the Murray Darling Basin are rapidly declining. Egypt is […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland, to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rare summer floods submerge the famed Piazza San Marco in Venice in up to a meter of water. Water from 20 cities in Pakistan is unsafe to drink. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District discharges untreated stormwater into Lake Michigan amid heavy rains. India will require refineries and fertilizer plants to begin using […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Detroit residents reject a proposal to implement income-based water rates. A water utility in the United Kingdom discharged wastewater into a protected river for more than three years. In an attempt to mitigate drought, Australia will build a massive desalination plant in Belmont, New South Wales. A new study highlights the importance […]
