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The risk of contracting Covid-19 from both wastewater and recreational water is low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies conducted in multiple countries in recent months have detected the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in treated and untreated wastewater, but to this date there has been no evidence of a person contracting the […]
One threat for Rohingya Muslims collides with another.
The Global Rundown Colorado Governor Jared Polis initiates a drought plan for 40 Colorado counties. The Brazilian Senate approves a new sanitation bill intended to jumpstart privatization of water and sewage companies. A Michigan judge calls for a temporary shutdown of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. Environmentalists claim that […]
The Global Rundown A new exemption being drafted by U.S. federal regulators would exempt companies from reporting certain releases of PFAS into the environment. Early test results show low levels of dioxin contamination in mid-Michigan in the wake of historic flooding last month. Heavy rainfall deluges western Ukraine, killing three people and forcing hundreds to […]
The Global Rundown A new investigation of 12 U.S. cities conducted by The Guardian states that water and sewage bills rose by an average of 80 percent between 2010 and 2018. The U.S. Supreme Court chooses not to hear a case related to water rights in the Klamath Basin, which spans parts of Oregon and […]
The Global Rundown Somalia is drying rapidly, changing the livelihoods of Somali herders. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says there is a 40 percent chance that a cyclone may develop off the coast of Massachusetts in the next couple days. Heavy storms deluge Moscow, Russia. The water hyacinth, an invasive plant, clogs waterways in Iraq. […]
The Global Rundown Power struggles continue in California’s tense Imperial Irrigation District. A new proposal calls for the prime ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to broker continued negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The U.S. Senate passes a major conservation bill. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) elects not to set drinking water […]
The Global Rundown Recent flooding in mid-Michigan leaves more than 300 wells dry. Japanese researchers detect the coronavirus in wastewater plants, mirroring similar findings in Australia, Europe, and the U.S. In drought-stricken Zimbabwe, some residents are forced to queue overnight for water. A new ruling by Nevada’s top water regulator halts groundwater pumping around Coyote […]
The Global Rundown Methane is seeping from millions of abandoned oil wells in the U.S., threatening groundwater supplies. A new study by Vanderbilt University finds multiple benefits to proactive home buyouts in flood prone areas. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) calls for China to be more transparent with its dam operations on the Mekong River. […]
The Global Rundown An abnormally warm May deepens drought in the western United States. A settlement of mud huts on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, where residents lack running water, power, and sanitation services, expands amid the country’s ongoing economic crisis. The coronavirus pandemic worsens water access in the Dominican Republic. Potential contamination caused by […]
Health experts and humanitarian organizations fear that an outbreak of Covid-19 inside the world’s refugee camps could threaten global containment efforts.
