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Opposition to a big pipeline in Kentucky is a case in point. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue BEREA, KY — President-elect Donald J. Trump’s aggressive and unorthodox election campaign included a pledge to dismantle impediments to the speedy development of America’s reserves of fossil fuels. In pursuit of that goal, Trump this week named […]
The Global Rundown Rising global temperatures, driven by carbon emissions, will significantly increase the intensity and frequency of rainstorms across the United States, researchers found. Discharges of polluted wastewater threaten the water quality of Pakistan’s Manchar Lake, as well as the livelihoods of the region’s fishermen. Thousands of migrating snow geese likely died in Montana […]
The Rundown In a partial win for protesters, the Army Corps will reassess the route of the Dakota Access pipeline. It was a busy week for the EPA: the agency released a new drinking water strategy. An EPA regional office, meanwhile, rates an Army Corps review of a proposed Columbia River coal terminal as “inadequate.” […]
The Global Rundown Runoff polluted with sediment and fertilizer continues to stymie efforts to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Military leaders around the world are calling for action on climate change in order to avoid security threats. The future is uncertain for Canada’s proposed Energy East oil pipeline, which has […]
The Rundown Pipeline protesters face December 5 deadline to move camp. U.S. regulators grant another permit to a cross-border electricity transmission line that will boost imports of Canadian hydropower. Nine oil and gas companies develop endangered species habitat plan in the Marcellus Shale region. The EPA rejects many of Washington state’s proposed water quality standards. […]
The Global Rundown Food shortages driven by consecutive years of drought could deteriorate into a famine affecting more than a quarter million people in Madagascar. A drought in Zimbabwe has highlighted shortfalls in Harare’s water infrastructure, and a deepening drought in the southeastern United States may dry up water supplies in some small towns. Officials […]
The Global Rundown Reforestation projects that preserve water and soil are necessary to curb desertification in Sudan, but officials warn the efforts require more climate funding. A new global initiative seeks to stop the drainage of peatlands to limit carbon emissions. The European Commission has recommended that Spain pay millions of dollars for failing to […]
The Rundown The Army Corps denies allegations that it did not follow federal rules in approving Dakota Access pipeline permits. A Bureau of Reclamation program in the Klamath River Basin wasted millions of dollars on farm payments. The Interior Department begins a study of the social and economic benefits of Indian water rights settlements. Pacific […]
The Global Rundown The international Paris accord to cut carbon emissions and curb climate change will go into effect early next month, following the agreement’s ratification by countries representing more than half of global emissions. There is a high probability the western United States will face a megadrought by the end of the century. More […]
The Global Rundown More than 100,000 people in Southeast Asia may have died early due to the burning of drained wetlands and forests in Indonesia last year, a study found. Desalinated water may be contributing to iodine-deficiencies and associated health problems, according to researchers in Israel. Canada’s new government has done little to improve its […]
The Rundown The Senate passes a big water infrastructure bill that addresses sewer overflows, lead pipes, Great Lakes, and more. The State Department completes an environmental review for a desalinated water pipeline from Mexico to the San Diego area. Energy regulators issue a draft review of a Virginia natural gas pipeline. The U.S. Geological Survey […]
The Global Rundown The Greenland Ice Sheet lost nearly 300 gigatons of ice each year between 2011 and 2014, according to new research. Over the past three decades, climate change and human activities have altered the location and quantity of the world’s surface water. Millions of people in Zimbabwe face hunger due to an El […]
