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I’m Eileen Wray-McCann for Circle of Blue. This is What’s Up with Water, your “need-to-know news” of the world’s water, made possible by support from people like you. In India, monsoon rains have brought drought relief to southern and eastern parts of the country. Accuweather reported that, although the seasonal storms have been unusually slow […]
The Rundown PFAS package moves along in the Senate. The EPA inspector general opens investigation of a water permit issued for a Minnesota copper-nickel mine, while the VA’s watchdog criticizes Legionella management at a California hospital. USAID reports on its water and sanitation programs. A USDA agency finds that farmers are confused about water testing […]
A new report by WHO and UNICEF finds that 2.2 billion people live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation.
Few cities have complete bans on the practice. But some restrict when water can be turned off and which residents are eligible.
The Global Rundown Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces ambitious plan to pipe clean water to all rural homes by 2024. Israel installs a fourth water pipeline into Gaza. A new study warns that rising global temperatures could bring more severe drought and flooding to Africa than previously thought. A week of rain arrives is […]
The Rundown The legislation aims to force the EPA to regulate at least two PFAS chemicals in drinking water and monitor many others. Because of heavy spring rains, researchers forecast a large Lake Erie algal bloom and Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Eight senators call for more oversight of British Columbia mines that could harm […]
Initiative engages cross-disciplinary teams of next-generation thinkers to shift the world’s dangerous course through: Creative design and innovative communications Citizen science Applied data analyses and visualization AI-powered connectivity DETROIT and THE HAGUE, Netherlands (June 4, 2019) — Circle of Blue — in collaboration with leading institutions, designers, educators, and youth organizations — today announced Designing Water’s […]
Somalia faces deepening drought. Villagers in Pakistan’s Thar Desert are being forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods as a fourth year of drought grips the region. Dangerous levels of antibiotics are inundating hundreds of rivers worldwide. Officials in Zacatecas, Mexico, offered to mediate a water-related dispute between a mining firm and villagers. Along several […]
A report this month found Michigan leads the nation in sites contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS, and the state’s bipartisan delegation in Congress has introduced a flurry of legislation to increase testing.
As drought grips the Philippines, Manila is becoming the latest big city to struggle to access enough water.
The Global Rundown Florida’s first chief science officer plans to prioritize water quality issues. Aid groups warn of deepening drought in Somalia. Deadly tornadoes strike Ohio and record-breaking floods hit Arkansas and Oklahoma. A California beach is shut down after sewage flowed out of Mexico’s Tijuana River. Alaska’s wettest region is experiencing its first ‘extreme […]
The Rundown Perchlorate is the first new drinking water contaminant to be regulated by the EPA since the 1990s. A $19 billion disaster relief bill is held up in Congress. The House budget committee commits to a spending increase for the EPA. The Army Corps submits a $778 million Asian carp plan. Two water bills […]
