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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Changes to the Navigable Water Protections Rule have drastically affected Arizona’s waterways. Millions are without power as Hurricane Zeta tears through the S. South and Southeast. Thousands have contracted diseases because of a lack of water in Zimbabwe. Architecture in St. Augustine, Florida, one of America’s oldest cities, is being threatened by rising […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Major Indian cities are factoring climate risks into new urban planning strategies. Legionella is found in an Israeli hospital’s water supply. Mexican National Guard members are arrested in connection to a woman’s death during protests at the La Boquilla dam in September. Covid-19 is increasingly being found in Boston area sewage. A […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Hurricane Zeta moves out of the Yucatan Peninsula and heads toward the Gulf Coast. A new report shows how extreme weather patterns made 2019 one of the hottest years on record in Africa. Some Flint City Council members refused to sign a confidentiality agreement before discussing a possible settlement of civil lawsuits […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Crop prices are rising globally due to extreme flooding and drought. The EPA is funding the lead water line removal in several S. cities, including some in Michigan. Almost four million in East Africa have been affected by floods and landslides this year. A new system has formed in the Atlantic, the […]
A proposal by Kurdistan officials to build dozens of dams as a response to water insecurity has caused concern in Iraq.
By narrowing or repealing federal rules, the Trump administration has prioritized big business and reduced pollution protection for waterways.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water shortages and economic stress have caused Nepal’s rice farmers to illegally seek work in India. Loosened federal environmental protections allow a mining company to move forward on a project that could drain wetlands in Georgia. Native American tribes are asking a federal judge to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. A […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Almost half of the U.S. is experiencing unprecedented drought. Landslides and tsunamis are becoming more common as glacial ice continues to melt in the world’s coldest regions. The Japanese government is planning to start dumping over a million tons of radioactive waste into the ocean. New Jersey extends its utilities moratorium during […]
By Sharon Oosthoek, Great Lakes Now Canada is home to the third largest renewable supply of fresh water in the world, spread across a vast swath of lakes, rivers, aquifers and glaciers. Fresh water is critical to the country’s economy and health, and a key part of the nation’s identity – paddling a canoe through northern waterways […]
