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The Rundown Senators release a draft $24.6 billion water resources and infrastructure bill for Army Corps projects. The EPA takes new actions to respond to PFAS chemicals. Senators introduce legislation to ban firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals, settle water rights for the Hualapai Tribe, and provide grants for under-the-sink water filters. A New Mexico representative […]
April 19, 2022 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds A court […]
The Rundown The Interior Department notifies Colorado River states that it might hold back more water in Lake Powell this year. Reclamation’s Klamath River basin irrigation allocation pleases no one. The USGS investigates groundwater depletion in southeastern Oregon due to irrigation and maps groundwater levels in New Mexico. The Bureau of Reclamation limits irrigation allocations […]
The Rundown The nation’s high court issues an emergency order that revives, at least temporarily, a ruling that constrains the ability of states and tribes to protect waterways from pollution. The EPA outlines three strategies for addressing nutrient pollution in the nation’s waters. A bank regulator proposes guidelines for managing climate-related financial risks. The Interior […]
The Rundown The EPA maintains a Trump administration decision not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The EPA intends to reverse a Trump-era ruling on Washington state water pollution standards related to fish consumption. The EPA also releases a five-year plan with numeric targets for water and other goals. The Bureau of Reclamation announces $420 […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Experts say mismanagement of resources could plunge Morocco into a water crisis as climate change worsens. Cameroon faces its most recent cholera outbreak. Michigan lawmakers pass a major spending bill, including billions for water infrastructure. Australian officials propose a major damming project that has been met with intense criticism for bypassing standard […]
Smaller cities. Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns.
Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Three weeks into the Russian invasion, the damage is mounting.
The Rundown The U.S. Forest Service’s Forests to Faucets program re-evaluates the connections between forests and watersheds. Lake Powell dipped below 3,525 feet, a level that water users in the basin intended not to breach. House Democrats propose the creation of a Great Lakes Authority to promote economic development and environmental conservation in the eight-state […]
