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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report finds that agricultural policies throughout the European Union do not align with water directives. New rice varieties in India could slash water use in half. Toledo, Ohio, announces a water debt forgiveness program. Power outages in China threaten one province’s water supply. A proposed mining project in Michigan’s Upper […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Remains of five men who belonged to Mexico’s most persecuted Indigenous group were uncovered this week amid centuries-old battles over water rights. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to relax testing for toxic chemicals in waterways around the nation’s most leading nuclear weapons laboratory. Tropical Storm Dianmu is wreaking havoc in parts […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Drought in South America offers a glimpse into a future shaped by climate change. Plastic pollution is building up in the Great Lakes. The construction of thousands of homes in the United Kingdom is being delayed by concerns over water quality. Low river levels in Newfoundland, Canada, could have lasting impacts on […]
Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, low water levels on Montana rivers force farmers to change their irrigation practices and billionaires in California have the power to protect themselves from drought. The state of Michigan announced it will provide residents of Benton Harbor with bottled water and water filters after elevated levels of lead […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water stress in major American counties, including New York City area, will worsen by 2050. Arsenic is found in locally grown food items in the Indian state of Bihar for the first time. Sewage pollution is making popular swimming spots along the Thames River unsafe. Climate change will lead to more extreme weather […]
Cyanotoxins in the state’s second-largest freshwater lake soared this month amid a hot, dry summer.
The Rundown House Democratic leaders propose $30 billion in a budget reconciliation package for removing lead drinking water pipes. The budget reconciliation package includes money for school drinking water, colonias, areas affected by disasters, and aid to households to pay their water bills. The EPA alters its permitting guidance for pollution of surface water via […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report discovers the rare reason the Edenville Dam in Midland, Michigan, collapsed last year. The National Trust in England begins work on a new wetland designed to alleviate flooding from the Tamar Estuary. Hurricane Nicholas quickly downgrades to a tropical storm in Texas, but still threatens to flood many areas […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Sustainable urban planning may solve Mexico City’s water woes. Environmental activists in Benton Harbor, Michigan, are urging the EPA to replace thousands of lead service lines throughout the city. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say […]
