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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 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, 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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What’s Up With Water – July 12, 2021
Listen to the July 12, 2021 episode of What’s Up With Water – The need-to-know news on the world’s water.
Constant, Compounding Disasters Are Exhausting Emergency Response
Fires, droughts, floods, power outages. The interval between disasters is shortening, or in some cases disappearing altogether.
The Stream, July 2, 2021: Midwestern Farmers Aren’t Planting Enough Cover Crops To Mitigate Runoff
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Farmers in the U.S. Midwest aren’t planting crops to mitigate fertilizer runoff, despite federal funding for the plants known as “cover crops.” In U.S. drought news, San Diego officials declare the city “drought proof;” President Joe Biden holds a meeting with governors to discuss wildfire risk; and reports of water misuse in […]
What’s Up With Water – June 28, 2021
Listen to the June 28, 2021 episode of What’s Up With Water – The need-to-know news on the world’s water.
