What’s Up With Water – January 14, 2019
Weekly water news roundup for January 14, 2019.
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The Stream, January 11: Australia Cotton Industry Denies Responsibility for River Depletion, Fish Kills
The Global Rundown Australia’s cotton industry denies claims that it caused fish kills in the Darling River by depleting water flows. A new round of testing shows increasing lead levels in the Newark, New Jersey, water system. Researchers examine the vulnerabilities California’s forests face when confronted with multi-year drought. 2018 was the third-warmest year on […]
The Stream, January 10: Texas Starts 2019 With Highest Water Supply in Decades
The Global Rundown Texas begins 2019 with its highest water supply since 1993. U.S. President Donald Trump nominates Andrew Wheeler, the acting EPA head and a former coal lobbyist, to run the agency. China’s Three Gorges Corp moves away from domestic hydropower projects. The ongoing U.S. government shutdown will likely delay Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, […]
The Stream, January 8: China Sees Improvement of Surface Water Quality in 2018
The Global Rundown The overall quality of China’s surface water improved in 2018, but pollution worsened in some areas. Tests of groundwater around U.S. military bases in Georgia show extensive contamination from toxic firefighting foam. Local officials in Queensland, Australia, call for more government relief as the state enters its seventh year of drought. Aid […]
Federal Water Tap, December 24: Columbia River Basin Agreement for Salmon and Hydropower
The Rundown The Trump administration’s strategy for reducing childhood lead exposure is criticized as being too weak. The Supreme Court declines to hear a manufacturer’s appeal over a sanitary wipes lawsuit. An EPA advisory committee recommends a federal drinking water standard for PFAS chemicals. Congress passes a sewer system planning bill and reauthorizes a federal […]
Speaking of Water – Looking back at 2018, ahead to 2019
What are the trends and the disruptions we saw in 2018, and what’s ahead for 2019 and beyond?
U.S. Year-In-Review, 2018
What was water in the United States this year? For one, it was visible — and vividly so.
The Stream, December 18: Polluted Rivers in Bengaluru, India, Infect Surrounding Groundwater
The Global Rundown Tainted rivers in Bengaluru, India, pollute groundwater around the city. The number of people living in flood-prone areas of Japan is on the rise. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Southwestern U.S. states must agree to a drought-contingency plan for the Colorado River basin by January 31, 2019. Farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria […]
Federal Water Tap, December 17: The Biggest Water Week This Year: WOTUS, Colorado River, Farm Bill, and More
The Rundown The EPA proposes to diminish the scope of the Clean Water Act. The Bureau of Reclamation sets a deadline for a Colorado River drought plan. Ryan Zinke resigns as Interior secretary. Congress agrees to a farm bill. The Bureau of Reclamation reports on tribal water use in the Colorado River basin. The Energy […]
New Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously Assumed
A new study demonstrates that fresh groundwater, in eastern states as well as those west of the Mississippi, is shallower than previously thought and thus less abundant.
FERC Panel Finds Deficiencies in Oroville Dam Safety Reviews
After the Oroville spillway failure, hydropower regulators assess the dam inspection process.
