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Federal Water Tap, March 15: Biden Signs Pandemic Relief Package with Water Funding
The Rundown The pandemic relief package includes more aid to local and tribal governments and for water bill payments. The EPA delays new rules for lead in drinking water so that the agency can review them. The Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA administrator. An EPA webinar will feature new technology to provide drinking water […]
More Work Needed to Meet Global Water Goal, UN Report Says
National governments are not on track to meet ambitious, globally recognized goals to provide universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2030.
Like Developing Nations, Texas Confronts Lingering Water Crisis
More than 1,100 water suppliers affected, nearly half the state’s residents scavenge for clean water
The Stream, February 18, 2021: Cuenca Residents Vote To Ban Future Mining Projects
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Residents in an Ecuadorian city vote to ban future large-scale mining. Mapping groundwater research across Africa. A new well in Venezuela’s capital provides water to 15,000 residents. Unusually heavy snowfall in Greece shuts down many parts of the country and leaves some residents without water. Groundwater in Kabul, Afghanistan is being depleted […]
The Stream, February 17, 2021: Mekong River Levels Fall Dangerously Low, Commission Says
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The Mekong River Commission called for Beijing to release all available water data after Mekong River levels fell dangerously low. A new project at Michigan State University aims to turn wastewater into drinking water. Sewer mains and service lines could be letting millions of gallons of groundwater into Traverse City, Michigan’s sanitary […]
The Stream, February 16, 2021: Mothers Voice Concerns Around Passing PFAS Chemicals On To Children
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN New mothers in the United States fear passing on PFAS contamination to newborns through breastfeeding. Records show 2020 was Utah’s driest summer. A task force in Michigan prepares to send its final recommendations on dam maintenance to the state’s governor. Water activists in Maine voice concern over the potential sale of a […]
The Stream, February 10, 2021: Alberta Restores Environmental Policy After Pushback To Mining Rules
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Growing opposition to coal-mining rules in Alberta, Canada forces the provincial government to backtrack. Hackers try to pollute the drinking water of a Florida town. A flood in Morocco kills almost 30 workers in an illegal garment factory. Tribal and environmental groups say they will continue efforts to halt Enbridge’s Line 3 […]
What’s Up With Water – February 1, 2021
Be sure to listen to the February 1 edition of Circle of Blue’s water podcast – What’s Up With Water.
‘Mass Aging’ of Dams a Global Safety and Financial Risk, UN Report Says
A global dam-building binge that spanned the early- to mid-20th century is now reaching a turning point, according to a report published by the United Nations.
