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The Global Rundown New South Wales plans to prosecute several landowners for water theft from the Murray-Darling river system. Chile’s state-owned mining company Codelco receives approval to build a $1bn desalination plant. Pastoralists fight over fertile land in parched Somalia. Thawing permafrost “browns” lakes and upsets ecosystems in Arctic and subarctic regions across the word. […]
The Global Rundown Cape Town officials say taps likely won’t run dry in 2018. A study finds that millions of Brazilians have been driven from their homes by natural disasters and large-scale construction since 2000. Experts say that Japan must do more to reduce the amount of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The […]
The Global Rundown California decides to build one delta tunnel after failing to raise the $17bn needed for a two-tunnel water delivery project. South Africa could declare a national disaster as drought spreads beyond Cape Town. A study finds that global warming increases flood risks in central and western Europe. Shelling damages a major water […]
The Rundown The EPA administrator testifies before a Senate committee and then delays the WOTUS rule. President Trump dangles a huge infrastructure investment amount in his State of the Union speech. Bipartisan bills address water infrastructure financing. The CDC investigates a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a Memphis hotel. And lastly, hurricane researchers bump up Harvey […]
The Rundown The Interior Department ends a Klamath basin agreement between Indian tribes and farmers after Congress fails to act. The State Department, at the request of Alaska officials, looks at mining pollution in British Columbia. The Bureau of Reclamation considers ways to increase pumping from California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin delta. The EPA’s financial assessment of […]
The Rundown The House passes a bill to reopen a national forest in Minnesota to mining. The EPA decides not to issue stronger financial rules for hardrock mining. A big Arizona coal-fired power plant gets another two years of life. The Army Corps recommends permitting changes to speed up energy development and hosts a meeting […]
The Global Rundown Hydropower projects in the Balkans increase by 300 percent, endangering rivers and wildlife. Rising sea levels along the U.S. East Coast threaten historic sites such as the White House and early colonial settlements. The Red Cross moves to provide fuel for pumping water and sanitation in desperate Yemeni cities. A tropical cycle […]
The Global Rundown A Libyan militant group cuts water supplies to the country’s capital for the second time in two months. Prolonged drought kills off many of Zimbabwe’s medicinal plants. A new report criticizes efforts by the U.S. and Canada to protect the Great Lakes. The United Kingdom’s largest water company halves planned price increases […]
The Rundown NASA study shows how glacial melt in regions of Greenland and Antarctica contributes to sea level rise in specific cities. The Energy Department approves a permit for a transmission line designed to deliver Canadian hydropower to New England states. CRS explains policy changes in a House flood insurance bill. The Supreme Court schedules […]
The Rundown First global water strategy identifies goals and priority countries. The White House asks for $44 billion to assist hurricane rebuilding in Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean. The Senate confirms the first woman to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The EPA inspector general’s office will investigate the agency’s handling of a $1 billion cleanup […]
The Global Rundown The Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in northeast South Dakota. At the Bonn climate summit, nineteen countries commit to phasing out coal use. Dairy farming pollutes groundwater in New Zealand and makes more than half of rivers and lakes unswimmable. Climate change could increase worldwide hunger by 20 percent by […]
The Rundown Lake Erie algal bloom was severe this summer, just as researchers forecast. The House and Senate include water contamination provisions in a military spending bill. The House tax bill would affect water infrastructure financing. The State Department appoints a new Columbia River Treaty chief negotiator. The EPA holds a public meeting on its […]
