What’s Up With Water – June 1, 2020
Listen to the June 1, 2020 edition of What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water.
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Federal Water Tap, June 1: EPA Outlines Methylmercury Study Methods
The Rundown The EPA’s chemical risk assessment division is reviewing a two-decade-old safety limit for the neurotoxin methylmercury. A report analyzes the success of water and sewer projects funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission. USDA allocates $280 million for rural water and sewer projects. USAID worries about coronavirus fallout for water providers in developing countries. […]
Utilities in Developing Countries, in Financial Tailspin, Try to Keep Water Flowing During Pandemic and Beyond
Water utilities are experiencing a ‘double hit’ in their finances that could hinder operations into the future.
The Stream, May 20, 2020: Chicago Sewage Washes Into Lake Michigan as Heavy Rain Overwhelms Infrastructure
The Global Rundown Sewage sweeps into Lake Michigan as heavy rain overwhelms Chicago’s $3 billion Deep Tunnel sewer system. Health experts in England warn that businesses closed due to Covid-19 should flush out their water supply before reopening due to concerns about Legionnaires’ disease. Drought in Colorado continues to expand, boosting the likelihood of forest […]
What’s Up With Water – May 18, 2020
Listen to the May 18, 2020 edition of What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water.
HotSpots H2O: First Case of Covid-19 Confirmed in Crowded Rohingya Refugee Camps
The first case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in one of the world’s largest refugee camps, in Bangladesh, which has been preparing for months for the arrival of the illness.
HotSpots H2O: Flooding, Locusts, and Covid-19 Strike East Africa
Heavy rainfall and fatal flooding struck parts of East Africa over the past several weeks, leaving hundreds of people dead and displacing thousands.
UN Triples Covid-19 Aid Request
The United Nations is now requesting $6.7 billion to carry out its humanitarian response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Unless we take action now, we should be prepared for a significant rise in conflict, hunger and poverty,” said Mark Lowcock, the UN coordinator for humanitarian relief. “The specter of multiple famines looms.” The funding is direly […]
The Stream, May 7, 2020: Governments in Southern Africa Target Water Shortages Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The Global Rundown The Covid-19 pandemic pushes governments in southern Africa to become more proactive in maintaining adequate water supplies. The number of people displaced by recent flooding in Kenya reaches 100,000. A coalition of oil-producing states in the U.S. requests stimulus funding so that laid off energy workers can fill abandoned oil wells, which […]
HotSpots H2O: Tracking Covid-19 Cases in the World’s Most Vulnerable Countries
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in countries identified as priorities in the humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 30,000, according to data collected by ReliefWeb.
Water Shortage Leaves Poorer Mexicans High and Dry in Coronavirus Fight
Water scarcity complicates attempts to sanitize the area amid the spread of the coronavirus disease.
The Stream, May 1, 2020: Queensland Buries Scientific Data Suggesting a Ban on Fracking in Fragile Basin
The Global Rundown Officials in Queensland, Australia, bury scientific information suggesting a ban on fracking in the fragile Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre basin. Florida’s Tampa Bay area faces property devaluation due to rising sea levels. Urban experts estimate that the coronavirus pandemic will result in 100 million “new poor” living in the world’s cities. Judge rules […]
