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The Rundown One of the nation’s largest municipal sewage systems will spend big to control overflows. Nebraska and Wyoming farmers affected by the collapse of an irrigation tunnel in July are eligible for federal crop insurance payments, a USDA agency determines. The Department of Housing and Urban Development issues guidelines for how Louisiana can spent […]
The Global Rundown Residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fear that Ebola may spread more rapidly due to clean water shortages. A plan by New South Wales, Australia, to protect the state’s native fish species is called a “Band-Aid” by critics. Residents of Florida stockpile food and water as Hurricane Dorian nears the […]
SIWI’s Executive Director Torgny Holmgren discusses the new layer of urgency in the water sector, World Water Week 2019’s theme, and much more.
Listen to the latest episode of What’s Up With Water, which examines Legionnaire’s Disease in the U.S.
The Rundown Great Lakes senators learn about water issues in their home states while Congress is on summer break. U.S. Geological Survey researchers quantify the benefits of prairie and wetland restoration in western Minnesota and test urban stormwater runoff for chemicals. The U.S. Agency for International Development signs a collaborative agreement with its Israeli counterpart […]
The Global Rundown The California State Water Resources Control Board approves a $1.3 billion clean drinking water fund. A new report finds that a few big irrigators have taken a majority of water extracted from Australia’s Barwon-Darling river system in recent years. Flint, Michigan, is in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act after failing […]
The Rundown A Bureau of Reclamation reservoir forecast triggers the first mandatory cutbacks in Colorado River water use for Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico. EPA scientists who objected to a Pebble Mine environmental review are overruled by political appointees. The USGS evaluates how concentrated animal feeding operations in eastern North Carolina affect water quality. A California […]
The Global Rundown Newark, New Jersey, says it will distribute bottled water after filters fail to protect homes from lead contamination. Sydney, Australia, prepares to expand its desalination capacity. Typhoon Lekima leaves at least 32 people dead in eastern China. The U.S. Trump administration introduces a proposal that would restrict states’ ability to block pipelines […]
The Rundown The EPA, after criticizing an Army Corps environmental analysis, withdraws its veto of a controversial Alaska mine. Republican senators introduce a bill to limit the scope of the Clean Water Act. An upcoming draft revision of lead-in-drinking-water rules might ban partial lead service line replacements. Hurricane Barry reduces the size of the Gulf […]
Dr. Peter Gleick, President Emeritus of the Pacific Institute, discusses the new clean water bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The Rundown The new defense secretary’s initial action is to establish a task force to address toxic PFAS chemicals. Congress acts on a Florida harmful algal bloom bill and an energy-water bill, while representatives introduce legislation on water infrastructure investment, the Great Lakes, fracking chemicals, and sewage pollution on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Justice Department […]
