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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Record levels of water from Michigan rivers flow into Lakes Michigan and Huron. Sudanese citizens are left defenseless as flooding and ethnic violence is met with low relief funding. A new study finds that a fifth of countries globally are at risk for ecosystem collapse. A tropical depression in the Mekong region […]
The Global Rundown The University of Minnesota is starting a project that could solve water contamination from agriculture in the United States’ Midwest region. The mysterious deaths of over 300 elephants in Botswana could have been caused by drinking water contaminated with toxic algae. Flash floods in southern France are to blame for the disappearance […]
The Global Rundown A rare Mediterranean hurricane sweeps through parts of Greece. Hurricane Teddy is set to move up the United States East Coast. Arctic summer sea ice hits “near-record lows” this year. Tensions between the U.S. and Mexico over Rio Grande water continue to rise. The water supply of thousands has been threatened by […]
The Global Rundown Great Lakes Michigan and Huron set record levels for the eighth month in a row. Over a million people have been displaced this year in Africa because of torrential rains. No rivers in the U.K. met standards for chemical status, according to new data from the Environmental Agency. Eleven are dead in […]
The Global Rundown The mayor of Chicago has released a plan to eliminate the city’s lead pipes. A new report includes water recommendations to the next U.S. president. Hurricane Sally is set to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Nigeria faces a food crisis due to flooding and food shortages. Farmers in Mexico have […]
The Pacific Community and European Union began three new projects today aimed to tackle the impacts of Covid-19 and assist long-term recovery in the Pacific region. The projects will provide immediate support for food and nutrition security across 12 Pacific countries, improve sustainable energy security for the Federated States of Micronesia, and increase access to […]
Where the Oil Runs Deep, Water Turns Foul
The rainy season has hit Burkina Faso, and with it an array of flooding and waterborne disease that has uprooted people from their homes.
The Rundown The EPA’s chemical risk assessment division is reviewing a two-decade-old safety limit for the neurotoxin methylmercury. A report analyzes the success of water and sewer projects funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission. USDA allocates $280 million for rural water and sewer projects. USAID worries about coronavirus fallout for water providers in developing countries. […]
The Rundown EPA Administrator Wheeler answered questions about key water issues during a Senate hearing. President Trump orders federal agencies to consider relaxing regulations to boost the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic. NOAA forecasts an active Atlantic hurricane season. Senate Democrats press the EPA for details on PFAS contamination at Superfund sites. An […]
Global efforts on the scale of those to curb the devastation of SARS-CoV-2 are few and far between. These months could provide a template for reducing future environmental damage.
The Global Rundown U.S. ranchers sue the Trump administration over a relaxed Obama-era water restriction, which they allege is still too strict. A new model by Rice University shows that the use of recycled water in urban areas could substantially reduce cities’ need for surface water. A string of mechanical failures led to the recent […]
