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The Global Rundown Western Australia bans onshore hydraulic fracturing in order to examine the risks associated with the practice. Hurricane Irma barrels toward the Caribbean and southern Florida. The Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles, California begins a review of its own ethics office. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte upholds a recent open-pit mining ban. A […]
The Global Rundown An investigative report has raised flags about Australia’s efforts to restore the Murray-Darling River Basin. New climate modeling suggests Australia will likely see more intense droughts linked to extreme El Nino events, even if global warming is curbed. Monsoon rains caused flooding that displaced thousands of people in Myanmar, while rains in […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of Australian farmers came out against the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, citing groundwater concerns. Michigan’s attorney general called on the state to set a timeline for closing the Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, and the state released a draft report that reviews alternatives to the pipeline. […]
The Global Rundown The Australian government is buying thousands of megaliters of water entitlements from a cotton farm in the Murray-Darling River Basin. A top United Nations official has blamed the conflict in Yemen for the country’s rapidly spreading cholera outbreak. A major natural gas pipeline in Ohio could be delayed due to drilling fluid […]
The Global Rundown Water concerns are at the center of a debate over the expansion of coal seam gas fields in New South Wales. A teachers’ pension fund in Canada could use its investments to influence private water companies in Chile. Phosphorus pollution declined significantly in China’s lakes over the past decade, but still has […]
The Global Rundown The Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland poses a “high level of financial risk” to investors, according to a new report. With only 88 days of water left in its reservoirs, the city of Cape Town, South Africa is asking residents to reduce their water use. A hackathon competition hopes to solve […]
New federal guidelines in Australia significantly reduce the amount of PFAS, chemicals found in firefighting foam, that are allowed in drinking water. Federal budget cuts in Brazil will reduce science funding by nearly half. Michigan’s budget could feel the effects of the Flint water crisis for a long time, despite a recent settlement agreement. An appeal related to the U.S. Clean Water Rule will continue after the Supreme Court refused to put the case on hold. Record rainfall in parts of Western Australia filled inland lakes and attracted thousands of nesting birds.
The Global Rundown Officials posted health warnings for nearly two dozen beaches near Melbourne, Australia after storm runoff and sewage polluted the water. One of Israel’s most important reservoirs hit its lowest level since 2012. Health workers in the Philippines warned that water supplies damaged by Typhoon Nina could encourage the spread of disease. Shipping […]
The Global Rundown Runoff polluted with sediment and fertilizer continues to stymie efforts to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Military leaders around the world are calling for action on climate change in order to avoid security threats. The future is uncertain for Canada’s proposed Energy East oil pipeline, which has […]
The Global Rundown Australia’s biennial climate report shows that rainfall has declined in several key regions, while the prevalence of fire conditions has increased. Energy companies in Ecuador recently began extracting oil from beneath Yasuní national park, but the government says there is no environmental damage. In Colombia, communities near a large coal mine fear […]
Using a virus as a weapon, authorities hope to open way for native fish.
Bloom of blue-green algae covers hundreds of kilometers of water in New South Wales and Victoria.
