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The Global Rundown Copper mines in Chile will need to use sea water in the future as conflicts over fresh water escalate, industry officials say. Wildfires are raging in Siberia, while droughts in Kenya are driving herders to sell their land. China, Japan, and South Korea signed a new water agreement at the World Water […]
The Global Rundown California Governor Jerry Brown is responding to criticism of the state’s water regulations on farmers, while Turkmenistan and Kathmandu also grapple with water crises. Global organizations are calling for better groundwater management. Thailand‘s annual New Years’ festival is pretty wet, and so is Mars (but the red planet is also very cold). “Agriculture in […]
Last month, the Society of Environmental Journalists published a Q&A with our director, J. Carl Ganter.
The biggest water users will be required to conserve more than the thrifty.
The Global Rundown China quashes a protest but responds to the grievances. California does a poor job of conserving water, while its water utilities use a lot of electricity. European water companies look to India for new business opportunities as a water software business in the United States grows. Water rationing begins in Taiwan. “More […]
Deeper drought, warmer temperatures lead to more water use in Southern California, not less. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Joakim Lloyd Raboff Lawns and pools dot the backyards of homes in Hollywood. Southern California water use rose in February, leading to the state’s worst conservation performance yet. Click image to enlarge. A month before Governor […]
The Global Rundown Sao Paulo’s last hope to avoid severe water restrictions is a goopy mess. A new development in the Arizona desert raises water supply questions. Canada’s glaciers are shrinking but scientists have better maps of their decline. And what to do about golf courses…in California and China. “History shows a loss of popularity […]
The Global Rundown Groundwater levels fell to new lows in India’s tech hub while a state in western India opened its largest drinking water pipeline. Airborne instruments see a substantial drop in California’s snowpack, and Apple sees the value of recycled water. Nevada lawmakers might make it rain. “You’re kind of milking the snow.” — […]
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation negotiates a land and water lease in Arizona while endorsing water transfer options in California. NASA sees little water in a Sierra Nevada watershed. Tennessee gains control of its underground wastewater disposal program. Streams in the Pacific Northwest are under the microscope. California congressman introduces a pair of drought […]
The Global Rundown Bangladesh is getting a big jolt of money to green up its textile industry. The United States has seen hundreds of cases of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea since last May. A Texas state court of appeals has sided with ‘first-in-line’ water rights. “If it’s something that’s for the public, the public can pay for […]
Abysmal snowpack ‘obliterates’ record; cities told to conserve 25 percent.
The Global Rundown Taiwan takes measures to respond to low reservoir levels while drought in western India drives farmers out of villages to find seasonal work. Africa’s largest solar-powered water well is installed in a refugee camp. Rice fields in Vietnam are threatened by salt water. And scientists expect deeper droughts for Australia. “They sweat […]
