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Fresh, May 14, 2024: In Minnesota, Largest U.S. Potato Producer Sues White Earth Nation Over Water Permit Dispute
In northern Minnesota, the White Earth Nation is being sued for issuing water permits that farmers say are outside the tribe’s jurisdiction.
Fresh, April 30, 2024: Dredging Begins on Detroit’s Rouge River, One of Great Lakes Region’s Most Toxic Sites
The $84 million cleanup of metropolitan Detroit’s Lower Rouge River, one of the Midwest’s most polluted waterways, has begun.
Fresh, April 16, 2024: Campbell Soup’s Phosphorus Discharge a Focal Point of Lake Erie Pollution Litigation
Environmental groups in Ohio are targeting industries and companies — including Campbell Soup — they say are polluting waterways with toxic amounts of phosphorus.
The Stream, April 10, 2024: In Western Russia, ‘Worst Flooding Ever Recorded’ Fuels Public Outcry
Thousands of homes in western Russia have been destroyed after the Ural River swelled and burst through a dam.
Fresh, March 19, 2024: Northern Wisconsin Tribe and Lakes Association Sue Cranberry Producer For Violating Clean Water Act
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and a local lakes association are suing a cranberry trust for illegally releasing phosphorus-polluted water in northern Wisconsin.
Federal Water Tap, March 18: Spy Agencies See Water, Climate as National Security Risks
The Rundown U.S. spy agencies release global threat assessment, highlighting water and climate. Eight states broke heat records during a warm winter. U.S. and Canadian governments ask a binational commission to intervene on worsening water pollution from mining in a cross-border watershed. EPA watchdog recommends a more thorough review for overseeing water infrastructure dollars sent […]
Fresh, March 5, 2024: After a Snowless Winter, Minnesota Growers Prepare Healthy Soils for Flash Floods and Wildfire
March 5, 2024 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds After […]
Federal Water Tap, February 19: Agriculture Census Reveals Farming Shifts
The Rundown USDA farm census finds decline in irrigated acreage and increase in cover crops. Interior Department brokers deal in Klamath River basin between farmers and tribes. GAO assesses flood-control infrastructure in a changing climate, and says the Defense Department should be more transparent about cleanup costs for a fuel spill on O’ahu. EPA, meanwhile, […]
Federal Water Tap, December 18: White House Signs Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative
The Rundown EPA proposes water quality standards to protect aquatic life in the Delaware River, and it proposes stricter water pollution limits for slaughterhouses. FEMA releases a report identifying gaps in the nation’s readiness for disasters. EPA submits two PFAS rules – on drinking water and hazard substances – to the White House for review. […]
Year in Water, 2023
Scenes from the Great Acceleration
