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The Global Rundown A key U.S. lawsuit that could limit fluoride levels in drinking water goes to trial this week. Heavy flooding in south and central China displaces more than 200,000 residents. The state of Michigan sues the owner of the failed Edenville Dam. The proportion of children in the U.S. who do not drink […]
Navajo Nation president and residents want to use federal Covid-19 funds on water infrastructure. Is that allowed?
From Europe to South America, dry conditions are affecting local and national economies, as countries are still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.
Water scarcity complicates attempts to sanitize the area amid the spread of the coronavirus disease.
The Global Rundown The coronavirus complicates ongoing water issues in Flint, Michigan. Elevated levels of PFAS chemicals are detected in North Carolina fish. The coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming rainy season threaten to worsen suffering in embattled Yemen. Floods sweep through Iran, killing at least 11 people. The United Nations warns that improvements to water […]
The Rundown The cost and scope of the Defense Department’s PFAS contamination expands. A Florida representative proposes a tax on pumping groundwater and spring water for bottled drinking water. NOAA forecasters say that 23 states have an elevated flood risk this spring. And lastly, the Army Corps, at President Trump’s request, withdraws a water supply […]
The Rundown Outside advisers rebuke the EPA for a rule that is “inconsistent” with the Clean Water Act. Representatives introduce bills on regulating oil and gas water use on federally managed lands, a plumbing research laboratory, invasive aquatic species, Lake Ontario flooding, and a water technology research program. U.S. oil production grows 11 percent last […]
The Global Rundown Michigan’s highest court hears arguments over whether residents of Flint should be allowed to sue public officials over the city’s 2014-15 water crisis. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives begin an investigation of Nestle Waters North America’s water bottling operations. An analysis of nitrate pollution in Minnesota shows that the problem […]
The Global Rundown The Washington state senate passes legislation banning new permits for water bottling in the state. Homes and business remain without power in Jackson, Mississippi, and other areas hit by recent flooding in the southern U.S. More rain from Storm Dennis is expected to hit the United Kingdom, where several communities are already […]
Louisiana is another state putting priority on merging small, struggling water systems with larger neighbors. It’s offering to cover the capital cost of connection.
The Global Rundown South Africa announces a $61 billion plan to combat water scarcity. The Michigan Court of Appeals rules against a request by Nestle Waters North America to build a pump station in Osceola, Michigan. A U.S. District Judge approves a $50 million settlement related to water pollution. Trade associations reject a request by […]
