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The Stream, January 6, 2022: Rain Forecasts Could Boost Brazil’s Electricity Sector
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Officials detect toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in a Wisconsin water well. Hawaii upholds an order requiring the Navy to drain fuel tanks which contaminated residents’ water last month. New rain forecasts in Brazil could reduce the electricity sector’s need for financial aid. Opponents of a West Virginia oil pipeline challenge a water permit […]
The Stream, January 5, 2022: Can “Smarter” Tech in the Great Lakes Combat Climate Change?
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Lacking faith in government, South Africans take it upon themselves to deliver basic necessities like water to their communities. Few Chinook salmon survive after a summer of warm water in the Sacramento River. A sewer line fails in California, causing streets to flood and beaches to close. Water bill payments will resume […]
Federal Water Tap, December 27: Multiple Watchdog Agencies Investigate Water Contamination on Oahu Naval Base
The Rundown Offices of the Inspector General for the Defense Department and EPA will investigate water contamination from an Oahu naval base. The Justice Department announced a settlement with a southeastern Pennsylvania water authority over sewage spills that violated the Clean Water Act. The Department of Energy reverses a Trump-era rule that relaxed water conservation […]
The Stream, December 22, 2021: Road Salt is Polluting the Largest Freshwater Resource in the World
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else in the world, a new study finds. Nearly 300 people report becoming ill after swimming in polluted U.K. waterways. The State Emergency Services isn’t preparing some New South Wales residents adequately for potential flooding, they say. Salinity levels in the Great Lakes are rising, […]
The Stream, December 21, 2021: Typhoon Kills Hundreds in the Philippines
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Typhoon Rai batters the Philippines. Heavy rains flood the capital city of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Emergency services evacuate more than 20,000 people after flooding in Malaysia. Heavy rain and snow in the American West this week could relieve the burden of drought in the region. An environmental commission criticizes […]
What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2021
Listen to the 12/20/21 edition of What’s Up With Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.
HotSpots H2O: 100,000 Displaced as Water Scarcity Ignites Ethnic Clashes in Cameroon
Climate change has made rainfall in the Sahel more variable, straining Cameroon’s agriculture industry and sparking ethnic tensions.
The Stream, December 17, 2021: A $200 Million Investment Aims To Raise Lake Mead Levels
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN An ongoing investigation into a Canadian oil and gas company found it has consistently cleared land and used water in northeastern Namibia without acquiring the proper permits. Lead levels in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s water supply are declining after years of high contamination. Water regulators investigate nearly 1000 reports of violations to the […]
The Stream, December 16, 2021: “Climate Whiplash” Hits Australia
In Australia, many of the same areas that endured brutal bushfires in 2019 and 2020 are now drowning in record-setting rainfall.
The Stream, December 15, 2021: As Demand For Food Grows, Global Freshwater Resources Are Declining
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Heavy rainfall batters northern Spain, flooding roads and killing two people. Renewable freshwater resources are declining globally, a new report finds. A private contractor in Florida is responsible for water outages among 250,000 people in 2019, a jury finds. After deadly tornadoes, some Kentucky residents could be without water and electricity for […]
