HotSpots H2O: Water Supply Disrupted for 3.2m in Eastern Ukraine Amid Repeated Shelling
In the final week of June, five incidents disrupted water and sanitation systems in tumultuous Eastern Ukraine, according to a report by UNICEF.
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Restoring Water Systems in Paradise, California
This week’s episode of Circle of Blue’s weekly podcast, What’s Up With Water, focuses on restoring water systems to Paradise, California.
The Stream, June 28, 2019: First Four Weeks of India’s Monsoon Rain Below-Average
The Global Rundown The first four weeks of monsoon rains in India are below-average, sparking fear of water shortages and crop failure. Michigan files a lawsuit in an attempt to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The number of people needing food assistance in drought-hit Kenya tops 2 million. Wildfires […]
The Stream, June 27, 2019: EPA to Reconsider Alaska Pebble Mine Project, Halted in 2014 Under Clean Water Act
The Global Rundown The U.S. EPA says it will reevaluate the development of Alaska’s Pebble Mine, which was halted in 2014 due to water pollution concerns. A record heat wave parches Europe. Herders and farmers in Nigeria continue to fight over water and pasture despite stricter grazing laws. Michigan officials warns that higher lead readings […]
The Stream, June 26, 2019: Mississippi River Flood Cleanup Will Top $2 Billion, Advocacy Group Says
The Global Rundown An advocacy group estimates that flood repairs along the Mississippi River will top $2 billion. Rain eases a three-year drought in Canada. As developers of a Minnesota copper-nickel mine seek funding, environmental activists warn the mine could cause water pollution. Keurig Dr Pepper pulls Peñafiel bottled water from stores after reports that […]
The Stream, June 25, 2019: Massive Undersea Freshwater Aquifer Found Off U.S. Northeast Coast
The Global Rundown Scientists discover a sizable undersea freshwater aquifer off the coast of the northwestern United States. Water shortages could hamper food exports from India. China needs more than $400 billion to improve pollution and sanitation in rural areas. Chennai, India, plans to transport water from other parts of Tamil Nadu as the city’s […]
What’s Up With Water – Chicago’s New Mayor, In Rare Move, Considers Water Shutoff Ban
I’m Eileen Wray-McCann for Circle of Blue. This is What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water, made possible by support from people like you. In India, monsoon rains have brought drought relief to southern and eastern parts of the country. Accuweather reported that, although the seasonal storms have been unusually slow […]
Federal Water Tap, June 24: Senate Committee Approves PFAS Package
The Rundown PFAS package moves along in the Senate. The EPA inspector general opens investigation of a water permit issued for a Minnesota copper-nickel mine, while the VA’s watchdog criticizes Legionella management at a California hospital. USAID reports on its water and sanitation programs. A USDA agency finds that farmers are confused about water testing […]
Chicago’s New Mayor, In Rare Move, Considers Water Shutoff Ban
Few cities have complete bans on the practice. But some restrict when water can be turned off and which residents are eligible.
The Stream, June 19, 2019: Louisiana Governor Calls for Disaster Declaration as Flooding Devastates Fishing Industry
The Global Rundown The governor of Louisiana asks the U.S. government to declare a fisheries disaster as flooding disrupts oyster, crab, and shrimp catches. Ammonia and nitrogen is washing into UK waterways and polluting over 60 percent of the nation’s land area. Rising waterways in Michigan heightened the risk of electric shock deaths. A new […]
New Design Challenge Empowers and Informs Responses to Global Water Crises
Initiative engages cross-disciplinary teams of next-generation thinkers to shift the world’s dangerous course through: Creative design and innovative communications Citizen science Applied data analyses and visualization AI-powered connectivity DETROIT and THE HAGUE, Netherlands (June 4, 2019) — Circle of Blue — in collaboration with leading institutions, designers, educators, and youth organizations — today announced Designing Water’s […]
‘Alarming’ Increase in U.S. Hepatitis A Cases, CDC Reports
The resurgence of the viral liver disease hepatitis A is linked to drug use and homelessness.
