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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A landslide in Vietnam leaves at least 20 military personnel dead. A new report finds France’s largest dairy producer guilty of multiple environmental and public health violations. Almost 80 percent of U.S. homes tested in a new study have concentrations of lead in their drinking water. An invasive mosquito species is evolving […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Stagnant water in recently reopened buildings in the United States is raising concerns about the spread of legionnaire’s disease. Of 850 asked, over 30 percent of women in African countries say they’ve been harassed or assaulted while collecting water during the pandemic. A new model for detecting arsenic in drinking water in India reveals the problem is more […]
By Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now The Flint water crisis that made national and international headlines was a failure on many levels, according to University of Chicago Professor Sabina Shaikh. Particularly, it was a public policy failure, Shaikh told Great Lakes Now in an interview, and the failure in Flint put a spotlight on environmental […]
The Rundown The nation’s highest court has several water-related cases on the horizon, starting with the Pecos River. House Democrats want the CDC to halt water shutoffs during the pandemic. The House passes a bill to clean up plastic pollution in waterways. A bipartisan group of lawmakers ask three federal agencies to protect schools from […]
The Global Rundown Forecasters predict Hurricane Delta will affect Mexican and U.S. coasts this week. An environmental coalition in Wales is urging lawmakers to halt approvals for largescale poultry farms amid intense river pollution. A new fish bypass system in Nevada could increase migration for a threatened trout species for the first time in over […]
The Global Rundown Emergency water is released into the Rio Grande amid a long period of drought. Some communities in South Africa are experiencing Day Zero conditions. A new study finds global coastal flooding disproportionately affects people living on river deltas. Great Lakes data shows a new annual record for drownings in Lake Michigan. Mexico […]
The Rundown The EPA proposes a more nuanced examination of how sewer system upgrades affect the finances of people in the lowest income brackets. Bureau of Reclamation models show a higher risk of low reservoir levels in the Colorado River basin. The State Department expands a Lower Mekong basin partnership that focuses on water management. […]
As they tear through forests and developed areas, fires in California, Oregon, and Washington have destroyed water infrastructure and released chemical contaminants.
The Global Rundown India experiences its highest level of rainfall in the month of August since 1983. Flooding in Sudan has impacted almost 400 thousand since July. New findings on microplastics in agricultural fields could threaten food supplies globally. The U.S. Gulf Coast battles the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and the Covid-19 pandemic. Pacific islanders […]
In an effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF and government partners distributed hygiene and recreational kits to more than 1,000 children in residential care institutions and shelters in Laos last week. The kits included soap, bleach, detergent as well as painting tools. In many rural and poorer communities in Laos, residents do not have […]
Gaza authorities announced last week the first Covid-19 case in the Palestinian enclave was spread through the community, raising fears that a larger outbreak might occur, the Associated Press reports. Earlier cases were linked to quarantine facilities for travelers returning from abroad. Amid rising tensions, Palestinian militants sent incendiary balloons into Israel as a way to […]
