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What’s Up With Water – April 19, 2021
Listen to the April 19, 2021 edition of Circle of Blue’s podcast “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water, made possible by support from people like you.
The Stream, April 15, 2021: U.S. Rivers Threatened By Climate Change, Agriculture, Mining, Dams
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report explores the greatest threats to U.S. rivers and the American communities most impacted by endangered rivers. After years with almost no rainfall, Cape Verde politicians are putting the country’s water crisis at the forefront of upcoming parliamentary elections. The Dhanauri wetland in Uttar Pradesh, India, runs dry. A large […]
The Stream, April 14, 2021: U.S. Communities Fail To Prepare For Flooded Future
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Communities across the United States are failing to prepare for increased rainfall and flooding. A plan to remedy flooding from sewage in an Illinois community isn’t enough to solve the problem, residents say. Farmers and Native American tribes in Oregon and California may not receive enough water to meet their needs this […]
The Stream, April 9, 2021: Atlanta Prisoners Sue City Over Contaminated Water
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Nearly 40 currently and formerly incarcerated people in Atlanta are suing the city over allegedly supplying contaminated drinking water in 2018 and 2019. Open-air waste pools are increasingly threatened by poor management and climate change in the United States. Four people are dead and several are hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in […]
The Stream, April 6, 2021: Torrential Rain Spurs Landslides and Flash Floods In Indonesia
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Landslides and flash floods in Indonesia kill over 40 people and displace thousands. River mining in Kashmir is drying up canals that irrigate the region’s apple farms. Florida is taking precautions to prevent a 77-acre wastewater pond from collapsing. Negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam resume between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt. […]
The Stream, March 31, 2021: New Study Reveals Pesticide Global Pollution Risk On Agricultural Land
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds a significant portion of the world’s agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution. A Canadian coal company pays a $60 million fine for water pollution in Montana and Idaho. Record floods in Australia take a toll on the country’s already hurting tourism industry. A new study finds […]
The Stream, March 30, 2021: Reports Say Israel Will Deny Request to Send Water To Jordan
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Israel’s prime minister is reportedly refusing a request for water from the country of Jordan. The Biden administration revokes a key permit from an oil refinery known for polluting water and air on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire state of Utah is experiencing moderate to extreme drought. The U.S. Army Corps […]
Federal Water Tap, March 29: Lawmakers Introduce Barrage of Water Legislation
The Rundown Bills in Congress deal with water infrastructure funding, Camp Lejeune water contamination, workforce training, hydraulic fracturing regulation, and Western water supply. EPA Administrator Regan says he will soon appoint an environmental justice adviser. An EPA report identifies hot spots for hazardous spills into drinking water sources. The GAO says that federal agencies are […]
EPA Report Identifies Hot Spots for Hazardous Spills Into Drinking Water Sources
EPA report details incidents of toxic spills into groundwater, rivers, or lakes used for drinking water. The data from 2010-2019 provides the most comprehensive report to date on such spills.
