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The Rundown A magnitude 7.0 quake on the Hayward fault would cut water off for six weeks or more for some residents in counties east of San Francisco. Senate Democrats ask the EPA administrator to set a legally enforceable standard for perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water. At the same time, Michigan’s federal lawmakers asked the […]
The Global Rundown Resistance to water privatization spreads throughout Europe. Drought continues to expand in the Southwest United States, with Oklahoma seeing the worst conditions. New South Wales, Australia, promises to protect a release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling river system. Scientists in the United Kingdom purify dirty water using a graphene filter. Plastic […]
The Rundown The high court hears arguments this week on the need to rebuild road culverts in Washington state to allow fish to migrate. The House Ag Committee releases a draft farm bill. Federal agencies sign a memo to quicken the environmental review of major infrastructure projects. The EPA finalizes a cleanup plan for a […]
The Global Rundown Plastic pollution contributes to deadly floods in Recife, Brazil, inspiring the local community to start a river clean-up scheme. A U.S. mining company accuses the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of polluting a river in southwestern Colorado. A study finds that nature-based solutions can help prevent flooding along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Global […]
Studies show that both surface water and groundwater in Moscow are polluted. Russia is rich in water, boasting 2 million lakes, 210,000 rivers, and a quarter of the earth’s freshwater reserves. Despite the country’s bountiful resources, access to clean water is an issue in many towns and cities. Rampant Soviet-era pollution dirtied Russia’s major waterways, […]
Some residents can’t drink the water or eat the fish. Now they’re organizing. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue OSCODA, MI — Anthony Spaniola knew something was off with his town’s water. He read accounts in the Detroit Free Press and attended community meetings hosted by state health and environment agencies. Until last summer Spaniola […]
The Japanese megacity now experiences a dry spell every decade or so.
The Global Rundown Increased fracking in New Mexico raises fears of water contamination. Afghanistan faces water shortages as the glaciers of the Hindu Kush mountain range melt. Wales announces a major flood and coastal erosion defense program. A group of sawmillers in Victoria, Australia, call for access to national parks and water catchments. A UN […]
The Rundown Congress puts more money in water infrastructure loan programs. The GAO looks at climate risk disclosures submitted to financial regulators. The U.S. Supreme Court greenlights Flint class-action lawsuits. The BLM evaluates a carbon dioxide pipeline in Wyoming. And lastly the EPA plans to host a perfluorinated chemicals summit. “Therefore, as a matter of […]
The Gaza Strip may soon be unlivable, largely due to the territory’s devastated water supply.
