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The Rundown Trump administration lawsuit opposes California’s plan to add water to rivers for fish and environment. Colorado River officials barnstorm Congress to lobby for action on the basin’s water conservation plan. The GAO reports that state agencies do not have the capacity to administer tens of billions in disaster aid that Congress allocated in […]
What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water. We begin with a quick survey of water stories around the globe. There are increasing quantities of antibiotics and other medicines in rivers and lakes worldwide. That’s according to a study led by Radboud University in the Netherlands. Researchers estimated pharmaceutical concentrations with the […]
The Rundown Another delay in updating federal rules for lead and copper in drinking water. The Senate confirms Andrew Wheeler as EPA administrator. House Democrats propose to increase corporate taxes to raise up to $35 billion for water infrastructure. A big public lands package clears both chambers of Congress. Transportation regulators finalize rules requiring oil […]
The Global Rundown Rising seas and more frequent floods during high tide are reducing home values along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The leader of Canada’s Assembly of First Nations calls for investment in water infrastructure and new national laws to secure safe water for indigenous communities. After a series of storms, California’s snowpack […]
The Global Rundown A Toledo ballot measure, which was approved by a large margin, adds to the growing recognition of the legal rights of nature. Michigan officials release results of statewide drinking water testing for PFAS chemicals. Los Angeles aims to recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by 2035. An indigenous community in Saskatchewan is […]
Weekly water news roundup for January 14, 2019.
The Global Rundown Flood payouts to First Nations members in Manitoba, Canada, impacted by 2011 flooding are delayed due to insufficient documentation. Heavy rain and snow swamp parts of Lebanon, including Syrian refugee camps. Chile approves a plan by lithium miner SQM to rectify overdrawing of brine in the Atacama desert. Michigan’s former drinking water […]
Discover what to watch for in 2019 in U.S. government water policy
The Global Rundown The Gaza Strip may become uninhabitable next year due to a devastated water supply, experts warn. Nearly half of wells in southwest Wisconsin are contaminated by bacteria or chemicals, a study finds. Melting of glaciers in the “third pole” threatens Asia’s water supply. Researchers study the long-term impacts of conservation tillage on […]
The Rundown What to watch for in the coming year: revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule, a public meeting to discuss a proposed reduction in the scope of the Clean Water Act, the first national drinking water regulation for a new contaminant in more than two decades, a PFAS management plan, drought negotiations on […]
