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The Rundown The nation’s highest court will again take on the Clean Water Act. EPA Administrator Michael Regan commits to improving pollution oversight for marginalized communities. The Bureau of Reclamation, plus state and local agencies, break ground to repair a key irrigation canal in California’s Central Valley. The Biden administration does not renew leases for […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Ice coverage on the Great Lakes is increasing as temperatures drop, officials say. A giant Antarctic glacier released more than 150 billion tons of freshwater into ocean waters around the sub-arctic island of South Georgia. Heavy rains pummel Madagascar, flooding parts of its capital city. New Jersey officials announce plans to replace […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study discovers social inequities in water distribution throughout Nairobi, Kenya. A slab of rock collapses into a popular tourist lake in Brazil after heavy rain and flooding throughout the region. The S. Bureau of Reclamation will reduce outflow at Lake Powell amid low surface levels. A judge in Canada rejects […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Tourism is stressing water supplies along South Africa’s Two burst dams in Brazil’s Bahia state cause intense flooding. Indigenous tribes in the United States await compensation from water rights settlements. Arizona farmers struggle to grow crops amid ongoing drought. Indigenous communities in India are disproportionately affected by flooding and other climate disasters. […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else in the world, a new study finds. Nearly 300 people report becoming ill after swimming in polluted U.K. waterways. The State Emergency Services isn’t preparing some New South Wales residents adequately for potential flooding, they say. Salinity levels in the Great Lakes are rising, […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Typhoon Rai batters the Philippines. Heavy rains flood the capital city of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Emergency services evacuate more than 20,000 people after flooding in Malaysia. Heavy rain and snow in the American West this week could relieve the burden of drought in the region. An environmental commission criticizes […]
Listen to the 12/20/21 edition of What’s Up With Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN An ongoing investigation into a Canadian oil and gas company found it has consistently cleared land and used water in northeastern Namibia without acquiring the proper permits. Lead levels in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s water supply are declining after years of high contamination. Water regulators investigate nearly 1000 reports of violations to the […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rainfall batters northern Spain, flooding roads and killing two people. Renewable freshwater resources are declining globally, a new report finds. A private contractor in Florida is responsible for water outages among 250,000 people in 2019, a jury finds. After deadly tornadoes, some Kentucky residents could be without water and electricity for […]
Water Crises Take Center Stage
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study discovers the major driver of crippling drought in Madagascar. Canadian officials urge the federal government to spend more money on water projects in Indigenous communities. While residents in an impoverished village in South Africa go without running water and plumbing, its government built community centers that have gone unused. […]
