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The Global Rundown A new report finds that PFAS contamination in the United States is far more prevalent than previously thought. Michigan grants Flint an extension on submitting documentation about 2019 lead samples, as well as the city’s future plans for tackling contamination. Storm Glorida hits Spain’s Ebro river delta, deluging rice paddies. Namibia considers […]
The Global Rundown The Bulgarian government faces a no-confidence vote due to ongoing water shortages affecting thousands of people. Lawmakers in Michigan propose two bills that would limit access to groundwater for water bottling company Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. Controversy ensues over an $80 million water rights sale to the Australian government. China bans […]
The Rundown At a Farm Bureau meeting, President Trump highlighted his administration’s rollback of Obama-era clean water rules and asked the Army Corp to withdraw a proposed rule governing water supplies in its reservoirs. Legislation introduced in Congress aims to ban mining near a Minnesota wilderness area, prioritize coastal carbon sequestration, guard individual water rights, […]
For the first time in the history of the Global Risks Report, respondents ranked environmental factors as the top five risks that are most likely to occur.
The Global Rundown The Trump administration proposes a plan to expedite permits for major infrastructure projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline. Tucson, Arizona, directs its water utility to take steps against PFAS contamination. Homeowners along the U.S. Great Lakes grapple with rapidly changing water levels. Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water is detained for […]
The Global Rundown Seawater seeps into the parched Chao Phraya river in Thailand, affecting water supply in Bangkok. Bushfires pose a variety of risks to Australia’s drinking water, both now and in the future, experts warn. A quarter of Puerto Rico remains without drinking water after a recent wave of earthquakes. Fresno County, California, adopts […]
The Global Rundown A wave of earthquakes rocks Puerto Rico, disrupting water and power supplies. India’s national weather service says the past decade was the hottest on record. Environmental groups claim Jakarta, Indonesia, can buffer against future flooding by protecting its natural resources. Australian bushfires sweep through the country’s key dairy regions. Thai Prime Minister […]
The Global Rundown Officials spread disinfectant in flood-hit Jakarta, Indonesia, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Rescues and evacuations continue in Australia as bushfires blaze. A hearing on proposed PFAS regulations in Michigan begins this week. California considers a $4.2 billion climate bond in an attempt to prepare for future natural disasters. A Native […]
The Global Rundown The death toll from flash floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, hits 30 as the city endures the heaviest rain in 20+ years of record-keeping. California begins winter with nearly normal snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada mountains. 2020 may be the year that the U.S. Supreme Court resolves a decades-long water quarrel between […]
