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Federal Water Tap, August 13: Trump Wildfire Tweet Inspires Policy
The Rundown Commerce Department tries to facilitate water for firefighting in California, even if it’s not needed. The Army Corps opens a national levee database to the public and attempts to expand state permitting authority for the Clean Water Act. The USGS reports on nutrient flows in the Chesapeake Bay and algal toxins in Florida. […]
Federal Water Tap, July 30: Bill to Unravel EPA Chemical Toxicity Program Passes House Committee
The Rundown House Science Committee votes to tear apart EPA’s IRIS program. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revokes an Obama administration policy requiring a net ecosystem benefit from oil, gas, mining, and other such projects. Reclamation criticizes California Water Board’s plan to boost San Joaquin River flows. Retiring House member floats a new infrastructure package […]
Federal Water Tap, July 23: EPA Watchdog Criticizes Agency’s ‘Very Collegial’ Flint Response
The Rundown EPA inspector general blames a cozy relationship between regulators in Flint crisis. EPA finalizes weaker coal waste rules designed to protect groundwater. USDA allocates $267 million for rural water infrastructure. The House sees a bevy of water bills. Army Corps analyzes plan for two northern Colorado dams. USGS ranks California’s oil and gas […]
The Stream, July 13: Children in Syria Dying from Dehydration, Waterborne Illness, Says WHO
The Global Rundown The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for access to displaced people in southern Syria as children die from dehydration and waterborne illnesses. A recent analysis shows that water use in parts of Arizona has dropped by a third in recent decades. Heavy rains in Colorado slow the spread of the state’s raging […]
The Stream, July 12: 250,000 Homes Without Water in the Wake of Japan Floods
The Global Rundown Hundreds of thousands of homes in flood-hit Japan remain without water. A truck crashes in Colorado, spilling mine wastewater into a creek. South Africa’s Western Cape plans to enforce water restrictions until dam levels reach 85 percent. In a re-vote, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California again pledges funding for the […]
The Stream, May 22: Gully Remediation Project Aims to Improve Great Barrier Reef Water Quality
The Global Rundown Conservationists patch gullies in Queensland, Australia, to keep damaging sediment away from the Great Barrier Reef. Cape Town, South Africa, begins receiving water from a small-scale desalination plant. Washington plans to test hundreds of water systems in the state for PFAS contamination. Maize output in Malawi falls by 19 percent due to […]
The Stream, April 27: Winter Rains, Minor Flooding Arrive in Drought-Stricken Cape Town
The Global Rundown The first winter rains in Cape Town, South Africa, bring minor flooding to the drought-hit city. A North Carolina water utility finds an unexpected mix of chemicals in consumer tap water. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approves a request allowing Foxconn Technology Group to pull millions of gallons of water each […]
The Stream, April 26: Two Kenyan Dams Near Overflowing After Heavy Rains, Threatening Thousands
The Global Rundown Two dams in Kenya are on the verge of overflowing after heavy rains. A study finds that the thinning of trees in California saved billions of gallons of water from being evaporated into the atmosphere. Water stress deepens across India, where more than 150 million people lack access to clean water. Louisiana […]
The Stream, April 25: London’s Sewer-Clogging Fatbergs Contain Deadly Bacteria, Analysis Finds
The Global Rundown Researchers find that fatbergs, congealed masses of fat that clog London’s sewer system, contain potentially deadly bacteria. The Lewis and Clark water pipeline, which is intended to bring water to South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, nears completion. A newly-discovered great ape species in Sumatra is endangered by the construction of a Chinese […]
The Stream, April 20: Water Supply of 345,000 Ukrainians in Jeopardy After Filter Station Shootings
The Global Rundown The Donetsk Filter Station in eastern Ukraine halts operations after five employees are shot and injured. Officials rush to restore power to water pumping stations in Puerto Rico amid an islandwide blackout. The U.S. military plans to provide clean water and help with filtration in Colorado towns where water was contaminated by […]
The Stream, April 17: Cities Across Europe Denounce Water Privatization
The Global Rundown Resistance to water privatization spreads throughout Europe. Drought continues to expand in the Southwest United States, with Oklahoma seeing the worst conditions. New South Wales, Australia, promises to protect a release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling river system. Scientists in the United Kingdom purify dirty water using a graphene filter. Plastic […]
