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The Rundown The EPA intends to resume the process of blocking a proposed mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. The EPA says it will limit discharges of PFAS chemicals and nutrients from certain industries. The EPA proposes 13 sites for the Superfund list. The CDC wants to continue collecting data on SARS-Cov-2 in wastewater for […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN As drought worsens and hydropower generation dwindles, Brazil’s energy crisis is worse than officials originally thought. Communities of color on Virginia’s coastline are disproportionately affected by sewage disruptions. New legislation in North Carolina could fast track a farm project that environmentalists say supports obsolete waste management practices that cause air and water […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rain floods part of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. A new report from a Michigan advocacy report calls for more plans for removing PFAS chemicals from the state at a former Air Force base. Less than 10 districts in the Indian state of Odisha receive adequate rainfall this monsoon season. Researchers in […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN New research finds that deadly floods in Germany and Belgium last month are rare but will become more likely in the future. Flash floods in Tennessee could become more common as climate change worsens. A water crisis in parts of the Middle East has threatened water, food, and energy supplies to 12 […]
The Taliban do not have the expertise to manage Afghanistan’s already troubled water systems, researchers say.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Hundreds of people flee deadly conflict over water in northern Cameroon. An Indian reservation in Oregon tests solar distillation technology as a stopgap drinking water measure. California’s governor says he will consider mandatory water conservation by the end of September. A World Meteorological Organization report highlights climate and extreme weather in Latin […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland, to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away […]
The Rundown Trillion-dollar infrastructure package now heads to the House Ten water and wastewater facilities notified the EPA that they are not receiving enough chlorine or other disinfectants. NOAA publishes an interactive map showing the risk of airborne toxins from algal blooms along Florida’s Gulf Coast. And lastly, FEMA announces funds to help disadvantaged communities […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Drought in southern Brazil is hindering grain transports in Argentina. In California, residents in Santa Clara County are cutting their water use after an emergency order in June and a LA sewage treatment plant is diverting millions of gallons of clean drinking water after a massive spill into the Santa Monica Bay […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Rare summer floods submerge the famed Piazza San Marco in Venice in up to a meter of water. Water from 20 cities in Pakistan is unsafe to drink. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District discharges untreated stormwater into Lake Michigan amid heavy rains. India will require refineries and fertilizer plants to begin using […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Greenland has lost 100 billion tons of ice this year. Heavy rain inundates Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas. Michigan Gretchen Whitmer announces $2 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects. Heavy rains flood hundreds of villages across the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rivers in the country of Wales are being […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A newly approved restoration plan will improve watershed health and water quality in New Mexico. More than half of rainwater harvesting systems in Gurugram, India, that have been checked in the last two weeks are clogged and dysfunctional, an internal report finds. Monsoon rains displace more than 200,000 people inside Bangladesh’s refugee […]
