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The Rundown The $115 million plan involves excavating sediment contaminated by dioxin, a move with broad support but opposed by at least one of the companies that would pay for the cleanup. The House passes a $36.5 billion hurricane, fire, and flood aid package. The EPA warns Puerto Ricans not to drink water from a […]
Study finds more frequent service cuts and dirtier water in trailer parks. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Many of the more than one million Californians who live in mobile home parks drink water that is more polluted and more likely to be cut off than residents who get water from other municipal utilities, according […]
The Global Rundown The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to sign a rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, which sought to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. A greater number of trees at water sources leads to improved sanitation and less deaths from diarrhea, a study of 35 countries finds. Michigan’s […]
The Rundown Neighbors once again unite over the Colorado River. Millions in Puerto Rico are still without drinking water or wastewater service. The EPA finds cancer chemical in water near Superfund site flooded by Hurricane Harvey. A House hearing reveals political divisions in water infrastructure funding debate. In moving the Office of Environmental Justice, the […]
The Global Rundown Thousands of people evacuate from Ambae, Vanuatu as a volcanic eruption pollutes the island’s water supply. Earthquakes triggered by human activity are becoming more frequent, a recent analysis finds. Conditions continue to deteriorate on hurricane-struck Puerto Rico, where over half of the island’s residents are without clean drinking water. Another deluge hits […]
The Global Rundown Clean drinking water in Puerto Rico remains extremely limited, forcing residents to draw water from rivers and springs. The United States and Mexico unveil the details of a plan to preserve the Colorado River. Drought was responsible for the extinction of Tasmanian tigers from the Australian mainland, a new study finds. A […]
The Rundown Hurricanes Irma and Maria smack the U.S. Virgin Islands while Maria inundates Puerto Rico. A Defense Department spending bill includes a health study for those exposed to firefighting chemicals in drinking water. The EPA schedules two hearings in Alaska on reopening the coveted Pebble copper deposit for mining. An inspector general report calls […]
The Rundown The EPA postpones two power plant water pollution rules and suspends enforcement of water pollution rules for power plants in Florida while they restore electricity after Hurricane Irma. The EPA also reconsiders Obama-era rules on coal waste disposal. The House passes a budget package that includes a six percent cut to the EPA. […]
Republican support will be needed for the Democratic proposal. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Motivated by the Flint lead scandal and Detroit water shutoffs — events that heightened public and political attention to water policy — lawmakers who represent those cities in the Michigan Legislature have revived their effort to pass a law recognizing […]
Five years ago, on September 25, 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law declaring a right “to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.” The law resulted in substantial changes in policy and practice. Click the arrows on the interactive timeline to explore legal and political milestones as […]
Pioneering water law gained relevance in dry weather for solving hazards of water inequality. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Though the nation’s first state law to assure the human right to safe water and sanitation was enacted in California in 2012, not much happened immediately afterward. The law existed in a dormant state, like […]
The state was the first in the U.S. to declare a human right to water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Hundreds of thousands of California residents, perhaps as many as one million of the 39 million people in the state, do not have safe drinking water or toilet facilities. The wide gap in access […]
