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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study found oxygen levels in global lakes are declining, threatening the environment and drinking water supplies. Transportation of goods on Brazil’s Tiete-Parana waterway will be harmed by prolonged drought. A mining group in Chile will pay over $93 million in reparations for environmental violations on the Punta Negra salt flat. […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s reservoirs are higher than earlier estimates. Purchases of farmland in the U.S. Southwest by foreign companies draw attention to water scarcity concerns. Germany announced over $1 billion in development funds, including allocations for water supply projects, to Namibia more than 100 years […]
Arizona and California intend to draw on water they banked in the big reservoir, even as water levels drop.
The Rundown The EPA says it will revise Trump-era changes to Clean Water Act permitting that centered on energy infrastructure. Senate Republicans increase water spending in their infrastructure counteroffer. The House Natural Resources Committee gets an update on drought conditions in the western states. The Bureau of Reclamation cuts Central Valley Project water allocations in […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Seventy-one rivers in China exceed warning levels and officials expect big floods in the coming months. Water infrastructure in Gaza remains impaired following a cease-fire agreement with Israel. Drought in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state is hurting the production of Indigenous farmers. In northeast India, one of the world’s smallest ethnic groups is […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Children are collateral damage in attacks on water and sewer systems in conflict zones, according to a UNICEF report. Poland and the Czech Republic work to resolve a dispute over a lignite coal mine that is accused of draining groundwater. Amid drought, hydropower generation declines in California. Water utility customer assistance programs […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The largest project in North America to tap the heat in sewer pipes is under construction in Denver. Leaders in Iran blame rolling blackouts on drought, heat, and cryptocurrency mining. South African scientists confront challenges in monitoring wastewater for SARS-CoV-2. Water systems in West Virginia report losing large volumes of water to […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Up to half of all small community water systems in the United States lost revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report finds. A new report identifies widespread groundwater contamination from coal ash holding ponds throughout Michigan. Germany launches a $1 billion fund to conserve land and water globally. The Canadian […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The water watchdog in the UK released a multibillion-dollar plan to invest in green infrastructure. Heavy rains in the Amazon flood local communities. A business owner in Flint, Michigan was found guilty of dumping millions of gallons of liquid waste into the city’s sewers. A state of emergency is declared in two […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study finds that, contrary to current assumptions, dams globally produce more carbon than they store. Attacks from Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip are threatening drinking water supplies and destroying sewage infrastructure. New Hampshire will hold public meetings to discuss water supplies contaminated with PFAS chemicals from a plastics plant. […]
