Paradise Officials Unveil $53 Million Plan to Rid Damaged Water Pipes of Contaminants
Two years and $53 million is the estimated timeline and cost to overcome the extensive contamination of the water system in Paradise.
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Russia’s Controversial Lake Baikal Water Bottling Plant
From this week’s edition of World Water Week, a controversial water bottling plant on Russia’s Lake Baikal and a new assessment of American groundwater quality.
The Stream, February 6, 2019: Eight People Found Dead in Mexico Over Possible Water Dispute
The Global Rundown Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of eight people in a possible water dispute. A study finds that thousands of lakes in the Northern Hemisphere will stop reliably freezing over in coming decades. Groundwater pumping causes land subsidence in northern California, with one town sinking two feet in nine years. A tailings […]
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The Stream, September 21: Lead and Copper Found in Drinking Water at 33 Additional Detroit Schools
The Global Rundown Testing shows that 33 additional Detroit public schools have high lead or copper levels in their drinking water. Data reveals that flooding in the Amazon river has increased in frequency and severity over the past 100 years. Villagers in Tamil Nadu, India, protest over water shortages. Diverse forests are stronger during drought, […]
The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
Vietnam’s Tourism and Fishing Industries Drown in Waste
Plastic pollution, largely from Asia, chokes the world’s oceans. Jennifer Möller-Gulland, Circle of Blue MUI NE, Vietnam — An afternoon swim in the South China Sea along the southeast coast of Vietnam is not the pleasant experience a visitor might expect. Amid rainbow-colored fishing boats, plastics, of all sizes and forms, bob in emerald waters. […]
The Stream, April 12: Lake Chad Region In Humanitarian And Ecological Crisis
The Global Rundown Food security is suffering in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin due to a confluence of conflict, drought, and declining water levels, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A report suggests that concerns about water could soon prompt Argentina, Chile, and other Latin American countries to enact stricter environmental […]
The Stream, March 16: New Zealand River Wins Human Rights
The Global Rundown A river in New Zealand is the first in the world to gain legal recognition as a living being. Australia’s government is mulling a $2 billion plan to boost generating capacity at the Snowy Hydro scheme. In India, officials are moving quickly to approve hydropower projects along the Chenab River, one of […]
The Stream, February 28: Asia Needs $800 Billion Water Investment
The Global Rundown Countries in Asia need to invest an estimated $800 billion in water and sanitation infrastructure, according to the Asian Development Bank. Communities in Pakistan’s Sindh province worry new coal mines could pollute their water. In China, sand mining operations threaten water levels and water quality in Poyang Lake. Fishermen living near India’s […]
Sinking Land Crushes California Groundwater Storage Capacity
Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.
The Stream, February 21: Pope Francis Calls For Prior Consent For Resource Projects
The Global Rundown The pope insisted that the prior and informed consent of indigenous communities is essential for avoiding conflict over resource development projects, many of which are opposed due to water concerns. Kenya’s government paid a record amount to pastoralists under its livestock drought insurance program this month. A humanitarian appeal for drought-hit Madagascar […]
