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The Stream, July 6, 2022: Which Western States Are On the Hook for Cutting Water Use?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Colorado’s top water official weighs in the responsibility lower Colorado River Basin states have in cutting water use. A new study links childhood diarrheal disease with drought exposure in low-and-middle-income countries. India’s major reservoirs sit at critically low levels even as monsoon rains pummel parts of the country. Officials ask residents in […]
The Stream, June 22, 2022: Fly Fishers in Utah Express Concern Over Western Drought: ‘How Long Can We Do This?’
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Overextraction of water in the American Southwest could lead to shortages upstream. Monsoon rains leave nearly 10 million people in India and Bangladesh stranded. Drought in northern Italy may force water cuts in more than 100 riverside towns. Devastating flooding in Montana can’t be entirely blamed on climate change, scientists say. A […]
The Stream, June 8, 2022: Drought in California Weighs Heavily on Rural Communities
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rural California communities bear the brunt of drought. In Mexico, drought forces one city to restrict water use to less than 10 hours a day. Brazil is developing new, drought-resistant strains of wheat amid a global shortage. The U.S. Department of Defense finds high levels of PFAS across a dozen military bases. […]
The Stream, May 25, 2022: More Floods in Coastal South Africa Force Evacuations
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A recent report finds that more efficient water policies in California could cut water by at least 30 percent. Millions of people in Bangladesh and India have been impacted by recent flooding. Heavy rain is forcing hundreds to evacuate in coastal South Africa only a month after the worst flooding in history. […]
HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.
Power through the Adirondack Park
$4 billion transmission line to deliver Canadian hydropower to New York illustrates tradeoffs in the energy transition.
FRESH, May 17, 2022: EPA Recommends Against Minnesota Mining Permit
May 17, 2022 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds The U.S. […]
Federal Water Tap, May 16: House Committee Alleges Criminal Activity
The Rundown The House Natural Resources Committee tells the Justice Department it should investigate alleged criminal activity from a top Trump administration official. The EPA proposes a waiver, applicable to projects in the design phase, from American-sourced materials requirements in the infrastructure bill. To prevent manatees from dying, an EPA regional administrator says that Florida […]
