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Faced with Climate Change and Growth, Ethiopia’s Capital Shores Up its Water Supply
Addis Ababa is building a new system to pump groundwater into reservoirs, to expand supplies in a growing, water-short city. From the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The Stream, October 10, 2019: U.S. EPA Set to Tighten Standards on Lead in Drinking Water
The Global Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce new standards for lead in drinking water. A hospital in Washington D.C. where the legionella bacteria was discovered will be without potable water for another week. Ethiopia moves forward with construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam despite tensions with Egypt. An environmental group […]
What’s Up With Water – October 7, 2019
The October 7, 2019, episode of What’s Up With Water.
116 Confirmed Cases in North Carolina’s Largest Recorded Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Outbreak investigation centers on a fairgrounds in North Carolina’s western foothills.
Speaking of Water – Bringing Collective Action to Local Solutions – With H&M’s Kim Hellström and Shariful Hoque
Kim Hellström and Shariful Hoque of H&M discuss collective actions in terms of a water agenda all over the supply chain.
Clean Water Act Showdown at Supreme Court Might Be Avoided. For Now.
A lawsuit with broad implications for the country’s waterways and pollution permitting system might be resolved out of court, avoiding, at least for now, a showdown in the nation’s highest court over the scope of the Clean Water Act.
Federal Water Tap, September 30: Trump Administration Escalates Environmental Showdown with California
The Rundown EPA letter targets California’s oversight of water programs. The Air Force agrees to pay a portion of a Massachusetts water utility’s PFAS treatment costs. Congress moves on water legislation, including harmful algal blooms, aquifer storage, and reservoir operations. The Senate’s 2020 budget bill includes a 2 percent increase for the EPA and $25 […]
The Stream, September 27, 2019: U.S. EPA Alleges California is Violating Clean Water Laws
The Global Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accuses California of allowing human waste from the homeless population to contaminate waterways. Baltimore, Maryland, moves toward a tiered billing system that will charge low-income residents less. Water levels revive in two drought-stricken Alaska communities. A new study warns that dwindling water supplies may affect operations at […]
Mountain Regions, ‘Taking the Heat,’ Face Growing Hazards As Ice Melts, UN Climate Panel Warns
IPCC special report describes mounting disaster risks that connect mountains and polar regions to oceans.
UN Secretary General Hails ‘Turning Point’ in Climate Crisis Fight
United Nations hosts climate summit in New York on Monday. Part of the Covering Climate Now partnership.
