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Federal Water Tap, August 16: Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill
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 […]
The Colorado River Basin’s Daunting New Math
The basin’s big reservoirs have fallen to uncharted territory. The forecast isn’t any better.
The Stream, August 13, 2021: Argentina’s Agricultural Sector Suffering Amid Parana River Drought
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 […]
The Stream, August 12, 2021: Major Rivers in India Are Rising To Dangerous Levels
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 […]
Federal Water Tap, August 9: Infrastructure Bill Edges Forward in Senate
The Rundown Senators muster enough votes to overcome a filibuster in Senate debate over the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee boosts spending for Bureau of Reclamation water programs in a 2022 budget bill. Feds propose a settlement over a 2014 incident in North Dakota that was the largest inland spill of produced […]
The Stream, August 6, 2021: The Drought Edition
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 […]
Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped
U.S. utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world.
The Stream, July 30, 2021: India’s Water Crisis Could Worsen As Coal Mining Projects Expand
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN As India plans to expand coal mining, environmentalists worry about the country’s worsening water crisis. In the American West, heavy rains in Arizona aren’t doing much to mitigate drought, Lake Powell water levels reach historic lows, and water theft in California reaches an all-time high. A U.S. representative is proposing additional funding […]
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The Stream, July 23, 2021: Drought Threatens Rural Farmers In San Joaquin Valley
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN In the American West, dwindling water supplies force a first-of-its-kind construction moratorium in Utah, threaten the livelihoods of rural farmers in California, and jumpstart the green chile harvest in New Mexico. Flash floods hit the country of Oman as the government attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19. A pipeline bursts in […]
