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The Global Rundown Above average rainfall in the Sierra Nevada range has California authorities ready to release a little more water from reservoirs than expected this spring. India and Pakistan are once again posturing over the Indus Water Treaty, with an unnamed Indian government official telling the BBC that India would move forward with major […]
No fatal dam failures in last decade, but plenty of warnings. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue All was quiet at the Fehring house before the flood came. It was before dawn on March 14, 2006. The family was asleep, unaware of trouble upstream. The Ka Loko Dam, strained by six weeks of heavy tropical […]
The Global Rundown Canada and the United States will change the way they manage water levels on Lake Ontario to restore wetlands. Irrigators in South Australia warn that unreliable electricity systems and high prices are putting their water supplies at risk. Scientists found evidence that small fish along the U.S. East Coast have evolved to […]
Agency notes that safe water is a communal effort. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The lead contamination scandal that unraveled in Flint the last two years and the failure of local, state, and federal officials to address it brought drinking water safety to the forefront of U.S. public policy. For good reason. Twenty-seven million […]
The Global Rundown The conflict in Syria had significant consequences for water resources in the country, according to a new study. Researchers in the United Kingdom concluded that the floods last winter were the most extreme on record. Oil pipeline projects in the United States could face more costly delays following the decision to deny […]
The Global Rundown Runoff polluted with sediment and fertilizer continues to stymie efforts to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Military leaders around the world are calling for action on climate change in order to avoid security threats. The future is uncertain for Canada’s proposed Energy East oil pipeline, which has […]
Four big plants in Australia are stranded assets. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue Earlier this year, during India’s deepest drought in decades, local authorities in central Maharashtra reported the highest rainfall deficit in the country. Water levels behind dams dropped so far that reservoirs had bathtub rings of dried sand and mud. Puddles […]
The Rundown House and Senate seem no closer on multibillion-dollar water resources bill. Army Corps extends Dakota Access pipeline review. House committee approves a California water deal and a tribal water rights settlement. Green groups and pro-coal lawmakers criticize final environmental review of rule to protect streams from coal mining. At the same time, the […]
The Global Rundown The largest bank in Norway sold off its assets in companies involved with the Dakota Access oil pipeline, citing concerns about protests over water quality and sacred cultural sites. Meanwhile, dozens of investment companies called on four of the world’s biggest meat producers to address water pollution risks associated with their businesses. […]
Year-old scientific society seeks new responses for an era of rapid change. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The old ecological and political order is crumbling. When calculations are complete, 2016 will be the hottest year on record, surpassing a mark set one year ago. The oceans are rising at an increasing rate. In the […]
The Global Rundown The Paris climate agreement goes into effect today, legally requiring countries around the world to honor their pledges to cut carbon emissions. Those pledges, however, are not enough to stop climate change from reaching dangerous levels, according to a United Nations report. A separate study quantified the effect of an individual person’s […]
