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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 Nearly all of India is experiencing dry conditions amid the summer crop season. An inability to retain groundwater and increased demand for the resource is putting the small island country of Malta at risk for losing their freshwater supply. Roughly 20 percent of pumping stations in New Orleans are still offline after […]
The Rundown A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes removing a notorious species from the threatened list. The CDC tallies emergency room visits due to harmful algal blooms. USGS researchers find […]
State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected.
Listen to the August 30, 2021, edition of Circle of Blue’s weekly water news podcast – What’s Up With Water.
The Rundown A climate and migration report ordered by President Biden is not yet complete. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes endangered species status for Texas mussels. The EPA announces $25 million in drinking water grant funding for small and disadvantaged communities. An intensive DOE research project aims to better understand the interactions of air, […]
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 […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water levels on India’s Ganga and Yamuna rivers are rising by the hour amid torrential rainfall, striking fears of flooding among residents. Ohio officials say fracking fluids did not contaminate drinking water in Washington County. Fires caused by three oil wells, which spilled more than 4,000 gallons of oil and wastewater, are […]
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 […]
By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue The Paraná River stretches through the heart of central South America, arising in Brazil and extending over 3,000 miles through Paraguay and Argentina. The continent’s second-longest river behind the Amazon, the Paraná is a workhorse, supporting rainforest diversity, Indigenous ancestral homes, and Argentina’s economy: over 80 percent of the […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, drought and wildfire are threatening California’s power grid and Nestle will continue bottling water in a drought-stricken Colorado county. Drought in Hawaii results in the state’s largest wildfire on record. Ranch cattle are starving to death in Mexico amid a historic drought. In South America, snowfall on the […]
