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The Stream, June 10, 2021: Monsoon Rains Inundate Mumbai

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Monsoon rains slam Mumbai, India, causing widespread flooding. A new report finds water stress disproportionately affects communities of color in Oregon. The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is below the five-year average, NOAA reports. A Canadian water treatment plant will receive over $200 million for infrastructure upgrades. Indigenous water treaty […]

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The Stream, June 8, 2021: Brazilians Will Have Power Despite Historic Drought, Grid Operator Says

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Brazil’s national grid operator guarantees power supplies for the remainder of the year amid a historic drought. Around one-third of more than 400 sites tested across Pennsylvania contain PFAS chemicals, a state report found. Black carbon deposits are speeding up glacial melting in the Himalaya, a new report says. As Chile begins […]

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The Stream, May 14, 2021: Brazil’s Palm Oil Industry Causing Water Contamination on Indigenous Land

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Despite claiming not to cause environmental harm, Brazil’s palm oil industry is leading to mass deforestation and water contamination. Canada’s Ministry of Environment will track algae blooms throughout British Columbia. A collapsed frac pond in Texas releases more than 3 million gallons of water. A Canadian environmental group is asking the Ministry […]

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The Stream, April 9, 2021: Atlanta Prisoners Sue City Over Contaminated Water

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Nearly 40 currently and formerly incarcerated people in Atlanta are suing the city over allegedly supplying contaminated drinking water in 2018 and 2019. Open-air waste pools are increasingly threatened by poor management and climate change in the United States. Four people are dead and several are hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in […]