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Federal Water Tap, August 20: Judge Reinstates Clean Water Rule in 26 States
The Rundown District judges weigh in on Clean Water Rule and Keystone XL pipeline. Bureau of Reclamation forecasts show that a lower Colorado River shortage declaration is likely in 2020. The U.S. government commits $350 million for a water supply project in Mongolia’s capital. The U.S. Supreme Court appoints a new special master to oversee […]
Federal Water Tap, January 8: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Two River Basin Disputes
The Rundown The EPA sets rules for public notification after sewer overflows in the Great Lakes basin and removes three sites from the Superfund list. The U.S. Geological Survey connects saltier streams to lead in drinking water. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists new endangered species. The Congressional Research Service looks at a recent […]
Federal Water Tap, July 24: EPA Invites Dozen Water Projects to Apply for New Infrastructure Loan Program
The Rundown The infrastructure projects are big and small, mostly public but some private. The Senate votes today to confirm a California farm lobbyist as second in command at the Interior Department. An inspector general report concludes that the EPA needs to improve its oversight of state drinking water programs. Continuing its reversal of the […]
The Stream, April 12: Lake Chad Region In Humanitarian And Ecological Crisis
The Global Rundown Food security is suffering in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin due to a confluence of conflict, drought, and declining water levels, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A report suggests that concerns about water could soon prompt Argentina, Chile, and other Latin American countries to enact stricter environmental […]
Federal Water Tap, February 20: Oroville Dam Emergency Refocuses Attention on U.S. Water Infrastructure
The Rundown Regulators order an independent board to review Oroville Dam engineering while the White House offers emergency aid. The Senate confirms Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator. Despite continuing to assert that clean water is important, President Trump signs a bill repealing an Obama administration rule protecting streams from coal mining waste. […]
Federal Water Tap, July 18: Senate Leaves for Vacation with Water Bills Still on the Floor
The Rundown No action yet on important water and environment bills. NOAA establishes a new water office. California and federal agencies release a strategy to save the Delta smelt. The U.S. Geological Survey identifies hot spots for corrosive groundwater and reckons what rising seas will do to Cape Cod. A law expert clears a path […]
Sitka, Alaska Still Waits on First Bulk Water Export
City favors contract extension with company that missed $US 1 million payment deadline. Photo courtesy of Flickr / Creative Commons user thedamian The Alaska Department of Natural Resources granted the city of Sitka a permit to export more than 9 billion gallons of water per year from Blue Lake. Alaska Bulk Water Inc. has a […]
Michigan DEQ’s Responsibility to Ensure Public Safety Collapsed in Flint
State environmental agency’s indifference and intransigence violated public trust. Photo courtesy Maj. Joe Cannon / U.S. National Guard viaFlickr Creative Commons Members of the Michigan National Guard were dispatched to Flint this month to deliver water, filters, replacement cartridges and water test kits to residents affected by lead-contaminated drinking water. Click image to enlarge. By […]
America’s Spreading Septic Threat
Failing septic systems produce disease outbreaks, algae blooms, and ecosystem damage. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue There are 123 million households in the United States. Nearly one-fifth of them — some 21.5 million — do not flush toilet waste to a public sewer. They use septic systems — small underground tanks that provide basic treatment […]
Healthy Soils Reduce Water Pollution
Absorbent soils yields big benefits for air and water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue NORMAN, Oklahoma — On a bright October morning in a hotel parking lot, Greg Scott turns on the rainfall simulator. The machine’s swiveling nozzle sprays fat drops on five soil samples held in trays a few feet below. Some soil […]
The Fall and Potential Rise of California’s San Joaquin Valley
Groundwater pumping is reshaping California’s farm belt.
