Election 2019: State and Local Voters Face Water Infrastructure Funding Decisions
Ballot initiatives in Colorado, Texas, New Orleans, and Portland address flooding, financing, and watershed protection.
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The Stream, September 4, 2019: Somalia Sees Worst Harvest Since 2011 Famine
The Global Rundown Harvest levels are 70 percent below average in parts of Somalia, leaving two million people facing severe hunger. Hurricane Dorian weakens to a Category 2 storm after lashing the Bahamas. More than 100 seal pups are counted in England’s River Thames, which has revived significantly after being declared biologically dead in the […]
West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion.
Speaking of Water with Janis Searles Jones – Ocean Conservancy
Janis Searles Jones, CEO of the Ocean Conservancy speaks with Circle of Blue’s J. Carl Ganter about where freshwater and ocean preservation meet.
What’s Up With Water – Vietnam’s Water Challenges
A new report by the World Bank outlines the challenges that Vietnam faces.
What’s Up With Water – Microplastic Pollution in Rain
Somalia faces deepening drought. Villagers in Pakistan’s Thar Desert are being forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods as a fourth year of drought grips the region. Dangerous levels of antibiotics are inundating hundreds of rivers worldwide. Officials in Zacatecas, Mexico, offered to mediate a water-related dispute between a mining firm and villagers. Along several […]
The Stream, May 24, 2019: Atlantic Hurricane Season Likely to Be Near-Normal, Says NOAA
The Global Rundown U.S. meteorologists predict a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year. A new study analyzes how droughts can spread across continents. As heavy rains fall across much of the United States, Washington state declares a drought emergency. Despite heavy funding and decades of waiting, a water pipeline project fails to reach all residents […]
Federal Water Tap, May 20: House Democrats Seek To Boost Water Infrastructure Spending
The Rundown House spending bill adds hundreds of millions for water systems. The EPA considers additional ways to reuse or dispose of oil and gas wastewater. Senators introduce a bill to establish a total PFAS standard for drinking water and schedule a hearing on PFAS legislation. The EPA adds seven sites to the national Superfund […]
