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The Global Rundown Scotland halts fracking indefinitely due to strong public opposition toward the practice. In an attempt to cut back plastic pollution, Britain plans to enact a bottle deposit scheme. An annual Hindu festival clogs rivers in India with plastic, flowers, and other debris. The United States considers a multi-billion dollar aid package to […]
The Rundown Dozens of drinking water and wastewater facilities in Texas are not operating or are destroyed because of Hurricane Harvey. President Trump nominates top EPA water official and appoints a regional EPA administrator. Mining company proposes expanding Nevada gold mine then treating the wastewater to grow alfalfa. Interior Department investigators can neither confirm nor […]
The Global Rundown Monsoon rains bring waist-deep water to parts of Mumbai, India. Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in United States history, according to early estimates. Newly-developed leaf sensors can help farmers know when to water their crops. A dry spell and scorching temperatures lower water levels, increasing power bills in the […]
The Global Rundown Drought-stricken Rome, Italy plans to cut water pressure during the night on peak days. Fuel prices in the United States jump 4 percent as Hurricane Harvey forces Texas refineries shut down. Norway grapples with whether to allow oil drilling on the Lofoten Islands, which are estimated to hold 1.3 billion barrels of […]
The Rundown Advisory council again warns that the federal government is not doing enough to prepare for cyberattacks on water and energy systems. The Interior Department receives millions of comments, primarily in support, for its review of national monuments. Energy regulators want more financial data for a proposed Lake Powell water pipeline. The EPA inspector […]
The Global Rundown China pledges to cut air pollution in several northern cities by 15 percent each year. A Russian tanker sailed an Arctic sea route without an icebreaker for the first time. The main provider of water and sanitation services in Puerto Rico lost the ability to borrow money, putting the island’s water infrastructure […]
As rates rise, water authorities question longstanding affordability measurement.
The Rundown A House Committee approves a bill to ease the transfer of irrigation and related infrastructure from the Bureau of Reclamation to local agencies. The Energy Department subsidizes hydropower generation from dams that did not previously generate power. The planet set another yearly temperature record in 2016, with lakes showing warming too. Local water […]
The Rundown The waiver applies to a 15-mile section inland from the Pacific Ocean. The EPA adds seven sites, including a town whose drinking water was tainted by nonstick compounds, to the Superfund list. The annual summer Gulf of Mexico dead zone is the largest on record. Federal scientists are collecting water samples in a […]
The Global Rundown Levels of monsoon rainfall have ranged widely across India this season, causing droughts in some regions and floods in others. New research suggests that dangerous heat waves, made worse by the humidity from monsoon rains, could afflict three-quarters of the South Asia population by the end of the century. Nearly half of […]
In unfolding global energy revolution, expensive and ecologically risky dams may not be right choice to generate more electricity.
The Global Rundown A new study links thousands of farmer suicides in India to changes in temperature and rainfall. India’s prime minister said climate change has contributed to floods and other natural disasters. There is little chance the world will limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, researchers found. Scientists also warned that the loss […]
