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The Global Rundown Five officials in Michigan are being charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, linked to the city’s water crisis, that killed 12 people. A U.S. federal judge has ordered a review of the environmental assessment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Major water agencies in California plan […]
The Rundown Three Pennsylvania congressmen want answers from the Defense Department about use of firefighting foams that have contaminated groundwater. A California water district gets a permit to build a pipeline to deliver desalinated water from Mexico. A Colorado congressman asks the EPA to drop a stormwater pollution lawsuit. The EPA’s internal watchdog is beginning […]
The Global Rundown China has detained three factory officials in connection with a water pollution case. A new study suggests droughts and floods linked to climate change could increase violence over food shortages. A clash between soldiers distributing food aid to drought-hit communities in Somalia killed five bystanders. Thousands of farmers in Zimbabwe are adopting […]
The Global Rundown A rising number of deadly heat waves in India will hit poor communities especially hard due to their limited access to clean drinking water and other resources, researchers found. The cholera outbreak in Yemen is an “epidemic of an unprecedented scale,” according to the United Nations. Officials estimate that floods, droughts, and […]
State considers four options as it designs nation’s first statewide affordability program.
The Global Rundown Civilians in Marawi, Philippines are without food and water after a government offensive against IS militants went awry. An average of 10,000 people are fleeing west Mosul each day as fighting between IS and the Iraqi government continues. UNICEF rushes to provide food, water, and sanitation services to Congolese refugees arriving in […]
The Rundown Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom could be worse than normal after rainy weeks increased the nutrient load. The EPA and Interior Department would not release reports that identify regulations that the agencies could target for revision or repeal. The Interior Department courts private investment in federal water projects. The U.S. Forest Service proposes […]
The Global Rundown Leaders participating in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico urged countries to reduce water risks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to postpone compliance with a rule meant to limit water pollution from power plants. An oil spill from wells damaged during protests in Colombia could contaminate […]
The Rundown The Interior Department told dozens of advisory committees, including one on water data and monitoring, to halt work until September. An Air Force Base in Washington state continues to find private wells contaminated by firefighting chemicals. The initial Lake Erie algal forecast is for a mild bloom, though that could change with heavy […]
Utilities test new rates, look beyond the ratepayer for revenue.
City utility prepares nation’s first water rate based on annual earnings. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Running for a Philadelphia City Council seat in November 2007, Maria Quinones-Sanchez won election as a champion of affordable housing. In office, Quinones-Sanchez and her staff soon discovered that housing was neither the beginning nor the end of […]
