The Stream, January 12, 2022: New Study Issues Grim Forecast For California’s San Joaquin Valley
A new report found that the average annual temperature in the San Joaquin Valley could increase by four degrees within three decades.
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The Stream, December 17, 2021: A $200 Million Investment Aims To Raise Lake Mead Levels
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 […]
The Stream, November 24, 2021: Industrial Fisheries Are Costing Millions of Africans Their Jobs
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The U.S. Supreme Court denies claims that Tennessee is taking Mississippi water from a shared aquifer. Industrial fisheries ran by international corporations are threatening the livelihoods of millions of Africans. One of Britain’s largest water utilities announces it will meet water quality targets in nine years. Bamboo could protect Ugandans from floods. […]
The Stream, November 3, 2021: U.S. EPA Criticizes Michigan Officials For Lack of Action In Benton Harbor
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water experts at COP26 are urging world leaders to increase data sharing for better water management. A city in Oregon is suing to keep Google’s water use a secret ahead of a major vote to lend the tech-giant more water to cool its data centers. As temperatures climb and ground water supplies […]
The Stream, October 21, 2021: California Extends Drought Emergency Statewide
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The Michigan city of Benton Harbor declares an emergency after high levels of lead were discovered in the local drinking water system. Climate change is worsening flooding in the city of Venice. Flash floods kill nearly 50 people in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India. California Gavin Newsom declares drought a […]
The Stream, October 15, 2021: Lead Pipes Will Be Replaced In Benton Harbor, Michigan Governor Says
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Major global corporations’ plans to be ‘water positive’ lack accountability measures, experts say. Precipitation, flooding, and sea levels are rising in Maryland. Michigan’s governor pledges to replace lead pipes in Benton Harbor in the next year and a half. Water quality in England’s Windemere Lake is being threatened by raw sewage discharge. […]
The Stream, October 13, 2021: A Quarter of U.S. Infrastructure Faces Risks From Flooding, Study Says
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN South African water activists are struggling to hold governmental agencies accountable for high levels of pollution in the country’s waterways. A new study finds nearly a quarter of U.S. infrastructure is at risk of becoming inoperable due to flooding in the next 30 years. Millions of people could lose access to water […]
The Stream, September 3, 2021: When Climate Disasters Strike, Rural America Suffers The Most
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rural, low-income towns across America suffer the most from climate disasters. In the American West, funds approved in 2014 for water storage projects in California have not been used and a town in Utah completely runs out of water. Extreme weather disasters have increased fivefold across the globe in the last 50 […]
Dry Wells in Northern California Bring Home the Costs and Stresses of Drought
A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned Glenn County, California, and the surrounding area, into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke.
The Stream, July 23, 2021: Drought Threatens Rural Farmers In San Joaquin Valley
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, dwindling water supplies force a first-of-its-kind construction moratorium in Utah, threaten the livelihoods of rural farmers in California, and jumpstart the green chile harvest in New Mexico. Flash floods hit the country of Oman as the government attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19. A pipeline bursts in […]
The Stream, April 30, 2021: Glacial Lake In Tibet Threatens Chinese Hydropower Development
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN An unstable glacial lake created by a landslide could pose a threat to a massive Chinese hydropower dam proposed to be built downstream. The island of St. Vincent was hit with severe flooding after a volcanic eruption devastated the Caribbean country last week. Four were killed and dozens were injured during a […]
Pandemic Brings WASH To Rare Inflection Point
Despite fears of collapse, water, sanitation, and hygiene draw closer to epic goal
