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The Rundown The EPA issues a long-awaited draft proposal to modify federal rules for lead in drinking water. The EPA also announces a low-interest water infrastructure loan for Indiana, and its inspector general audits the agency’s response to Hurricane Irma. The BLM acting director calls proposals to ban new oil and gas leases on federally […]
The problems of water scarcity and polluted supplies are no longer solely the preserve of developing countries.
The Global Rundown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, spearheads new water infrastructure to help combat chronic water shortages. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces new regulations on lead in drinking water. A super typhoon disrupts transportation and sporting events in Japan. New modeling predicts future interactions between humans and nature, and warns that those living in […]
The Global Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce new standards for lead in drinking water. A hospital in Washington D.C. where the legionella bacteria was discovered will be without potable water for another week. Ethiopia moves forward with construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam despite tensions with Egypt. An environmental group […]
The Global Rundown Questions arise over the use of human waste sludge on U.S. farmland due to evidence that the practice is polluting drinking water and sickening livestock and humans. Two communities in Michigan are under drinking water advisories after high levels of lead are found. Ethiopia accuses Egypt of maintaining a “colonial era” hold […]
The October 7, 2019, episode of What’s Up With Water.
The Global Rundown The deadline arrives for residents to leave a 12,000-year-old town that will be flooded for the construction of Turkey’s Ilisu Dam. Egypt says that a deadlock has occurred in negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Sweltering temperatures and minimal precipitation continues to affect the Southern United States. Farmers in Argentina’s grain […]
The Global Rundown California begins its water year with above-average water reserves. New research shows that watersheds where groundwater is pumped may see declining river flows by 2050. Catch rates in Mexico are projected to decrease by 30 percent over the next three decades, a study warns. Regulators find increased levels of PFAS contaminants in […]
Kim Hellström and Shariful Hoque of H&M discuss collective actions in terms of a water agenda all over the supply chain.
The Global Rundown Ethiopia says completion of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is delayed by five years due to poor-quality structural work. The death toll from India’s recent monsoon rains rises to 139. New Hampshire enforces new restrictions on PFAS in state drinking water systems. Newark, New Jersey, is set to receive an additional $155 […]
