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The Stream, October 1, 2021: Australia’s Senate Rejects Proposal For New Murray Darling Basin Management Plan

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, the long-term impacts of wildfires threaten water supplies and California’s second-largest reservoir reaches record lows. A new report reveals inequality in water infrastructure investment in the United States. Four West African countries sign a first-of-its-kind agreement to manage water in the region’s largest aquifer basin. Flood insurance premiums […]

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The Stream, September 29, 2021: Water Rights Battle Continues As Bodies of Missing Yaqui Men Found in Mexico

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Remains of five men who belonged to Mexico’s most persecuted Indigenous group were uncovered this week amid centuries-old battles over water rights. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to relax testing for toxic chemicals in waterways around the nation’s most leading nuclear weapons laboratory. Tropical Storm Dianmu is wreaking havoc in parts […]

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The Stream, September 24, 2021: Low Water Levels In Montana Affect Farms, Recreation, Wildlife

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, low water levels on Montana rivers force farmers to change their irrigation practices and billionaires in California have the power to protect themselves from drought. The state of Michigan announced it will provide residents of Benton Harbor with bottled water and water filters after elevated levels of lead […]

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Federal Water Tap, September 20: House Committee Approves $30 Billion to Remove Lead Drinking Water Pipes

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The Rundown House Democratic leaders propose $30 billion in a budget reconciliation package for removing lead drinking water pipes. The budget reconciliation package includes money for school drinking water, colonias, areas affected by disasters, and aid to households to pay their water bills. The EPA alters its permitting guidance for pollution of surface water via […]

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The Stream, September 15, 2021: Reason For Dam Failure in Michigan ‘Rare, But Not Unprecedented,’ Report Says

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report discovers the rare reason the Edenville Dam in Midland, Michigan, collapsed last year. The National Trust in England begins work on a new wetland designed to alleviate flooding from the Tamar Estuary. Hurricane Nicholas quickly downgrades to a tropical storm in Texas, but still threatens to flood many areas […]

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The Stream, September 2, 2021: Brazil’s Energy Crisis Worse Than Previously Anticipated, Officials Say

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN As drought worsens and hydropower generation dwindles, Brazil’s energy crisis is worse than officials originally thought. Communities of color on Virginia’s coastline are disproportionately affected by sewage disruptions. New legislation in North Carolina could fast track a farm project that environmentalists say supports obsolete waste management practices that cause air and water […]

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Federal Water Tap, August 16: Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill

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The Rundown Trillion-dollar infrastructure package now heads to the House Ten water and wastewater facilities notified the EPA that they are not receiving enough chlorine or other disinfectants. NOAA publishes an interactive map showing the risk of airborne toxins from algal blooms along Florida’s Gulf Coast. And lastly, FEMA announces funds to help disadvantaged communities […]