When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity
In Texas, dry years reveal a momentous confrontation as residents encounter the menacing consequence of runaway growth.
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Federal Water Tap, August 3: Senate Republicans’ Next Coronavirus Package Does Not Include Water Bill Aid
The Rundown Senate Republicans added energy bill assistance to their coronavirus response, but not water bill aid. Senate Democrats introduced legislation to suspend water shutoffs and provide water bill aid. A separate bill addresses environmental justice concerns regarding Clean Water Act permitting. The House passes a water infrastructure package. Paradise Irrigation District receives a FEMA […]
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The Stream, July 30, 2020: Ammonia Pollutes Delhi’s Water Supply
The Global Rundown Water supply in parts of Delhi are being hit with massive amounts of ammonia. The water in over a thousand households in a Virginia city might be shut off. A new report finds that water stress could put companies around the world at financial risk. A study out of Texas predicts the […]
Where Water Is Scarce on Native American Reservations Covid-19 Spreads More Easily
For Indigenous people living across the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic is the newest chapter in a long history of fighting against disease.
The Stream, July 24, 2020: Chennai is at risk for not meeting its drinking water requirements
The Global Rundown A committee of irrigation officials convene to fulfill Chennai’s drinking water requirements. Tens of thousands continue to be evacuated in China due to intense flooding. Researchers discover copious amounts of microplastics in the River Thames are threatening human health and wildlife.Annual rainfall continues to wreak havoc in South Asia. Michigan’s governor slams […]
Los Alamos National Labs Shut Down Water Monitoring for Months Due to EPA Policy
In late March, in the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allowed facilities to suspend water quality monitoring during the health emergency if virus restrictions impeded the work. One of the facilities that halted its water monitoring work is Technical Area 54 (TA-54), a contaminated site at Los Alamos National Labs […]
HotSpots H2O: Water Outages Return to Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon as Covid-19 Cases Surge
Nearly 2,000 people on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon have been ordered to boil their water for the last several weeks.
Federal Water Tap, July 20: Infrastructure! Infrastructure! Social Cost of Carbon Revision!
The Rundown A House Committee advances a water infrastructure bill, while the Trump administration cuts down the federal environmental review process. The EPA finalizes a rule restricting state water quality reviews under the Clean Water Act. NOAA report finds more high-tide flooding on the coasts. The EPA announces funding for a low-interest water infrastructure loan […]
In Burkina Faso, Clean Water Was Scarce. Then the Pandemic Hit.
The most vulnerable people to the new coronavirus are those without clean water access. In Burkina Faso, that’s about half the country.
Covid-19 and Conflict a Double Hit on Water Workers
The International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) published a report today on the importance of water workers in conflict zones and the challenges they confront during the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has left a secondary impact on health, water, sewerage and electricity services, and overwhelmed those personnel in the field along the way. The […]
