The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
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A Philadelphia Story: No Running Water For Eight Years
Legal barriers block water access for residents in ‘tangled title’ cases.
Federal Water Tap, December 11: Michigan Lawmakers Ask EPA to Act on Perfluorinated Chemicals
The Rundown Michigan representatives worry about a half dozen high-profile chemical contamination areas in their state. The EPA publishes a list of 21 Superfund sites that will be cleanup priorities. The National Academy of Sciences says a new management plan is needed to reduce flood risk in the watershed north of Mt. St. Helens. A […]
The Stream, December 8: Thousands in Texas Without Drinking Water
The Global Rundown Electricity falters throughout Malawi as falling dam levels affect hydropower. High winds and a long dry spell spark another round of California wildfires. Marginal rainfall threatens Argentina’s late-season corn and soy crops. The northern Chinese province of Hebei prepares to launch an environmental tax plan, which includes water pollution fees. Three months […]
Baltimore City Council to Introduce Water Affordability Package in 2018
Baltimore is the latest U.S. city to reassess water aid for the poor.
HotSpots H2O, December 5: Mexicali Farmers Fear U.S. Brewery Will Jeopardize Their Water Supply
Clan conflicts over grazing land simmer among pastoralists in Somalia.
Federal Water Tap, December 4: House Votes to Reopen Minnesota National Forest to Mining
The Rundown The House passes a bill to reopen a national forest in Minnesota to mining. The EPA decides not to issue stronger financial rules for hardrock mining. A big Arizona coal-fired power plant gets another two years of life. The Army Corps recommends permitting changes to speed up energy development and hosts a meeting […]
The Stream, December 4: China’s Shanxi Province Caps Water Use in Steel, Cement, and Aluminum Industries
The Global Rundown Several countries, including the United States, Russia, and China, agree to refrain from commercial fishing in the high Arctic seas until research is done on the practice’s sustainability. China’s Shanxi province enacts a law that caps water use in steel, cement, and aluminum production. Hundreds of residents in southern Albania evacuate their […]
Clean Water Runs Out and Yemen Hovers on Edge of Another Epidemic
Yemen’s cholera outbreak is likely to grow worse following a crippling import blockade.
The Stream, December 1: Sickness and Civil War Leave Villagers in Sierra Leone With Only Polluted Drinking Water
The Global Rundown In the wake of alleged Murray-Darling Basin water theft, the New South Wales water chief calls for urgent meter updates. Bangladesh considers relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char, a flood-prone island off the country’s coast. Denver Water estimates that $600 million may be needed to remove molybdenum pollution from the city’s water […]
Panel Recommends Changes to Two-Decade-Old EPA Water Affordability Guidelines
The EPA has heard similar suggestions before. Will the agency act decisively this time?
HotSpots H2O, November 28: Sixty-Two Percent of Water at Rohingya Refugee Camp is Contaminated
The final aid agency in Bangassou, Central African Republic, is forced to evacuate, leaving civilians without water, healthcare, and other life-saving aid.
