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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Greenland has lost 100 billion tons of ice this year. Heavy rain inundates Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas. Michigan Gretchen Whitmer announces $2 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects. Heavy rains flood hundreds of villages across the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rivers in the country of Wales are being […]
By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue The Paraná River stretches through the heart of central South America, arising in Brazil and extending over 3,000 miles through Paraguay and Argentina. The continent’s second-longest river behind the Amazon, the Paraná is a workhorse, supporting rainforest diversity, Indigenous ancestral homes, and Argentina’s economy: over 80 percent of the […]
The Rundown Senators muster enough votes to overcome a filibuster in Senate debate over the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee boosts spending for Bureau of Reclamation water programs in a 2022 budget bill. Feds propose a settlement over a 2014 incident in North Dakota that was the largest inland spill of produced […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Detroit residents reject a proposal to implement income-based water rates. A water utility in the United Kingdom discharged wastewater into a protected river for more than three years. In an attempt to mitigate drought, Australia will build a massive desalination plant in Belmont, New South Wales. A new study highlights the importance […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Nigeria is facing a cholera outbreak in a region whose health systems are least equipped to handle it. Lagos, Nigeria, could be uninhabitable by the end of the century as flooding events worsen and sea levels continue to rise. British Columbia, Canada is forcing most groundwater users to apply for a license […]
The Rundown Senators release details of their infrastructure deal. The EPA offers grant funding to research public acceptance of recycled water. The EPA also prepares to strengthen pollution limits for coal-fired power plants and outlines its plan for defining waterways protected by the Clean Water Act. A watchdog agency says FEMA should make better use […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN As India plans to expand coal mining, environmentalists worry about the country’s worsening water crisis. In the American West, heavy rains in Arizona aren’t doing much to mitigate drought, Lake Powell water levels reach historic lows, and water theft in California reaches an all-time high. A U.S. representative is proposing additional funding […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Locals report water contamination amid the construction of a major railway in northeastern India. Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been cut off from humanitarian aid and are running low on clean water. A recent report finds that last year’s drought and derecho damaged millions of dollars’ worth of […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Chicago officials say Legionnaires’ cases rose drastically in July. Mexico’s Lake Cuitzeo is becoming drier and drier, threatening the livelihoods of farmers, ranchers, and fisherman. Landslides and floods in India kill more than 135 people. Over 100 people are arrested during protests over water shortages in Iran. Legislation to increase funding for […]
