U.S. Food Trade Increasingly Leans On Unsustainable Groundwater
It takes water to grow crops, and an increasing portion of the US’s irrigation water is unsustainably mined from groundwater sources.
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The Stream, January 22, 2020: Rainfall in Australia Slows Spread of Bushfires
The Global Rundown Heavy rainfall eases bushfires in Australia, but blazes still remain. Ongoing drought in Guatemala fuels childhood malnutrition. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that residents of Flint, Michigan, can pursue a civil rights lawsuit over the city’s lead crisis. Twenty-one “critically overdrafted” areas of California prepare groundwater management plans as part of the […]
Federal Water Tap, January 20: Trump Aims at Two Water Rules in Farm Bureau Speech
The Rundown At a Farm Bureau meeting, President Trump highlighted his administration’s rollback of Obama-era clean water rules and asked the Army Corp to withdraw a proposed rule governing water supplies in its reservoirs. Legislation introduced in Congress aims to ban mining near a Minnesota wilderness area, prioritize coastal carbon sequestration, guard individual water rights, […]
The Stream, January 17, 2020: Florida Purchases Property in Heartland of Everglades, Saving it From Oil Drilling
The Global Rundown Florida purchases a piece of the Everglades to protect the wetlands from oil drilling. A probe into the 2019 collapse of a Vale SA tailings dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, will wrap up in June, police say. Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, investigate tainted tap water in several of the city’s neighborhoods. […]
U.S. Water Data, Refreshed Daily
New U.S. Geological Survey tool displays where water is – and isn’t – in the Lower 48 states.
Federal Water Tap, January 13: House Passes PFAS Bill
The Rundown House bill includes controversial provisions that did not make it into a Defense spending bill last month. House Democrats outline climate legislation they plan to introduce later in January. The White House moves to change environmental review procedures. Fourteen climate and weather disasters last year caused more than $1 billion in damages in […]
The Stream, January 9, 2020: Tap Water Turns Salty in Drought-Stricken Bangkok, Thailand
The Global Rundown Seawater seeps into the parched Chao Phraya river in Thailand, affecting water supply in Bangkok. Bushfires pose a variety of risks to Australia’s drinking water, both now and in the future, experts warn. A quarter of Puerto Rico remains without drinking water after a recent wave of earthquakes. Fresno County, California, adopts […]
The Stream, January 7, 2020: Officials Douse Flood-Hit Jakarta in Disinfectant to Fend Off Disease
The Global Rundown Officials spread disinfectant in flood-hit Jakarta, Indonesia, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Rescues and evacuations continue in Australia as bushfires blaze. A hearing on proposed PFAS regulations in Michigan begins this week. California considers a $4.2 billion climate bond in an attempt to prepare for future natural disasters. A Native […]
HotSpots H2O: Water-Related Violence Spikes in Past Decade
Water-related violence has doubled in the past decade, according to data compiled by the Pacific Institute.
The Stream, January 3, 2020: More than a Foot of Rain Deluges Parts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Leaving Dozens Dead
The Global Rundown The death toll from flash floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, hits 30 as the city endures the heaviest rain in 20+ years of record-keeping. California begins winter with nearly normal snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada mountains. 2020 may be the year that the U.S. Supreme Court resolves a decades-long water quarrel between […]
The Stream, December 24, 2019: Neighbors Bring Water to Australian Homes Where Taps Have Run Dry
The Global Rundown Australian communities band together to deliver water to those who have run out. A coalition of sixteen Democratic-leaning U.S. states and cities file a lawsuit against the EPA over efforts to minimize regulations governing waterways. Argentina overturns a law banning mining projects in a key wine-growing region, raising concerns about water supply. […]
