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The Stream, June 14: Japan Cities Urged To Privatize Water As Costs Mount
The Global Rundown Japan’s government is encouraging cities to privatize their water systems to address the growing cost of replacing old water and sewage pipes. Officials in Pakistan say construction could soon begin on a massive hydropower dam in the Indus River Basin. A report alleges several large clothing brands source materials from factories that […]
Pursuing Riches, Miners Plunder Tamil Nadu’s River Sand
Unrelenting demand for cement drives the illegal and damaging sand mining industry.
The Stream, May 31: Record Harvests In Southern Africa Unlikely To Help Drought-Hit East
The Global Rundown Plentiful rain and record corn crops in southern Africa are unlikely to ease food shortages in drought-hit East Africa due to trade barriers. The World Health Organization criticized the global tobacco industry for perpetrating environmental damage. Scientists found that groundwater springs in Africa’s Rift Valley likely shaped human evolution and dispersal. Monsoon […]
The Stream, May 18: China Water Quality May Benefit From New U.S. Trade Deal
The Global Rundown Water pollution from China’s agricultural sector could decline if imports of U.S. meat increase under a new trade deal. Scientists believe a newly discovered reservoir of hot water below New Zealand could provide a substantial source of geothermal energy. An anti-corruption investigation into New Delhi’s water tanker scandal is reaching the capital’s […]
The Stream, May 8: Delhi Water Minister Ousted Amid Controversy
The Global Rundown Government officials in India fired the Delhi water minister — a move he claims was politically motivated. The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recused himself from legal cases involving the Clean Water Rule. Flooding in Quebec has affected more than 100 Canadian cities in the past week. Residents of Bengaluru, […]
HotSpots H2O, May 2: Unclean Water Heightens Disease Risk in Conflict Zones
The Global Rundown South Sudan hovers on the edge of a widespread cholera epidemic. In Niger, poor sanitation and inadequate water supply spark a Hepatitis E outbreak among refugees displaced by Boko Haram. Progress is underway on a new water treatment plant south of Mosul, Iraq, which will provide clean water for conflict-affected Iraqis. A […]
A Torrent of Water and Concrete Imperil Chennai’s IT Boom
Ecological distress imperials Chennai’s IT corridor.
The Stream, April 24: Military Action Threatens Somalia Drought Response
The Global Rundown Potential military interventions against the al-Shabaab group in Somalia would be detrimental to drought and famine relief efforts, according to a United Nations representative. India plans to build more artificial glaciers to make up for the loss of ice in the Himalayas. Scientists surveying Antarctica found much more meltwater than they previously […]
