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The Global Rundown A new investigation of 12 U.S. cities conducted by The Guardian states that water and sewage bills rose by an average of 80 percent between 2010 and 2018. The U.S. Supreme Court chooses not to hear a case related to water rights in the Klamath Basin, which spans parts of Oregon and […]
The Global Rundown Methane is seeping from millions of abandoned oil wells in the U.S., threatening groundwater supplies. A new study by Vanderbilt University finds multiple benefits to proactive home buyouts in flood prone areas. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) calls for China to be more transparent with its dam operations on the Mekong River. […]
Listen to the June 15, 2020, edition of the What’s Up With Water podcast.
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation publishes an environmental impact statement for the Lake Powell Pipeline. The U.S. Forest Service indicates that it will revise its environmental analysis of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. A CDC journal publishes a study on Legionnaires’ disease cases that were spread by toilet flushing. The CDC also releases a podcast […]
Aid operations to offset the deprivations of war are at risk of collapse in Yemen as funding falters, the United Nations warned last week.
The Global Rundown A new analysis by Yale and Columbia universities ranks the United States 24th in the world on environmental performance, with particularly low scores on water and waste management. South Africa extends a national drought-related state of disaster by a month. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says it plans to hold a […]
The Global Rundown São Paulo, Brazil, suspends water cuts for low-income residents who are unable to pay their bills due to the Covid-19 crisis. A U.S. federal judge denies an attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dismiss a lawsuit related to oil spills in waterways. Water outages hit parts of England as […]
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 […]
Navajo Nation president and residents want to use federal Covid-19 funds on water infrastructure. Is that allowed?
The Rundown The EPA’s science advisers suggest strengthening a proposed rule to address lead in drinking water. The EPA decides not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The House passes Covid-19 emergency relief with funding for water utility bills. Senate Democrats introduce a bill to monitor pollution in poor and minority communities during the Covid-19 […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) elects not to set limits on the water contaminant perchlorate, which has been linked to fetal and infant brain damage. Two Covid-19 cases are confirmed in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps. The U.S. EPA weighs whether to grant Superfund status to the West Van Buren site in […]
