Like Developing Nations, Texas Confronts Lingering Water Crisis
More than 1,100 water suppliers affected, nearly half the state’s residents scavenge for clean water
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More than 1,100 water suppliers affected, nearly half the state’s residents scavenge for clean water
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Residents in an Ecuadorian city vote to ban future large-scale mining. Mapping groundwater research across Africa. A new well in Venezuela’s capital provides water to 15,000 residents. Unusually heavy snowfall in Greece shuts down many parts of the country and leaves some residents without water. Groundwater in Kabul, Afghanistan is being depleted […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The Mekong River Commission called for Beijing to release all available water data after Mekong River levels fell dangerously low. A new project at Michigan State University aims to turn wastewater into drinking water. Sewer mains and service lines could be letting millions of gallons of groundwater into Traverse City, Michigan’s sanitary […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN New mothers in the United States fear passing on PFAS contamination to newborns through breastfeeding. Records show 2020 was Utah’s driest summer. A task force in Michigan prepares to send its final recommendations on dam maintenance to the state’s governor. Water activists in Maine voice concern over the potential sale of a […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Congresswomen from Michigan reintroduce legislation to end water shutoffs during the pandemic. San Diego officials anticipate a massive budget gap for fixing the city’s stormwater problems. New research compiles a century’s worth of water quality data for the Mississippi China continues efforts to build a powerful hydropower dam in Tibet. Industries based […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Growing opposition to coal-mining rules in Alberta, Canada forces the provincial government to backtrack. Hackers try to pollute the drinking water of a Florida town. A flood in Morocco kills almost 30 workers in an illegal garment factory. Tribal and environmental groups say they will continue efforts to halt Enbridge’s Line 3 […]
The Rundown An Idaho Republican proposes a $33.5 billion initiative to breach dams in the Snake River basin, help salmon, and invest in the regional economy. A Senate committee holds a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s pick to lead the EPA. Senators team up for bipartisan bills on rural water assistance and tribal water infrastructure. […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Democrats and Republicans in the Congress urge federal agencies to address PFAS pollution in the United States. An oil company is found liable for oil spills in the Niger Delta in 2006 and 2007. Indigenous and environmental groups sue the US Forest Service to block a proposed copper mine in Arizona. India’s […]
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