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The Rundown The new defense secretary’s initial action is to establish a task force to address toxic PFAS chemicals. Congress acts on a Florida harmful algal bloom bill and an energy-water bill, while representatives introduce legislation on water infrastructure investment, the Great Lakes, fracking chemicals, and sewage pollution on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Justice Department […]
Well depths are increasing across the United States, study finds.
The Global Rundown Countries across Europe impose water restrictions as another round of record-high temperatures hit the continent. The U.S. military forms a PFAS task force. East Africa wavers on the edge of famine after consecutive failed rainy seasons. Elevated lead levels are discovered in Parchment, Michigan. California Governor Gavin Newsom signs off on a […]
The Global Rundown Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, who helped expose the Flint water crisis, says that lead drinking water contamination in Newark, New Jersey, is reminiscent of Flint. Power is slowly restored in Venezuela after the worst blackout in months. Heavy rains and flash flooding replace a heatwave in the northeastern United States. The death toll […]
What’s Up With Water is your weekly rundown of need-to-know water news from Circle of Blue.
The Global Rundown The mayor of Chicago, Illinois, halts a water meter installation program after high concentrations of lead were found in the tap water of metered homes. Rainwater harvesting helps boost crops in Nepal. The California Senate approves a massive drinking water fund. A downpour on Monday morning in Washington D.C. was the heaviest […]
The Global Rundown Dry conditions affect more than 100,000 hectares of rice fields across Indonesia. Officials in Ethiopia’s capital begin providing free school meals as drought heightens food insecurity. Mississippi closes all of its beaches as heavy rains spur a toxic algae bloom along the state’s coastline. The U.S. Great Lakes are expected to continue […]
A new report by the World Bank outlines the challenges that Vietnam faces.
The Global Rundown A freak storm deluges Guadalajara, Mexico, with hail up to two meters deep. Testing shows that nearly 20 percent of California schools have lead in their water. Rivers in Alaska swell as hot temperatures lead to rapidly-melting glaciers. India deploys 250 civil servants to try and address water shortages in the parched […]
The Global Rundown The first four weeks of monsoon rains in India are below-average, sparking fear of water shortages and crop failure. Michigan files a lawsuit in an attempt to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The number of people needing food assistance in drought-hit Kenya tops 2 million. Wildfires […]
