Price of Water 2017: Four Percent Increase in 30 Large U.S. Cities
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The Stream, May 18: China Water Quality May Benefit From New U.S. Trade Deal
The Global Rundown Water pollution from China’s agricultural sector could decline if imports of U.S. meat increase under a new trade deal. Scientists believe a newly discovered reservoir of hot water below New Zealand could provide a substantial source of geothermal energy. An anti-corruption investigation into New Delhi’s water tanker scandal is reaching the capital’s […]
HotSpots H2O, May 9: Attacks in Afghanistan Compromise Access to Clean Water
The Rundown Rocket attacks and armed conflict in the Kunduz Province of Afghanistan leave many without adequate food and water. Officials estimate that five years and billions of dollars are needed to rebuild Mosul, Iraq, where fighting has destroyed countless homes and a great deal of infrastructure. Humanitarian agencies struggle to provide safe water to […]
The Stream, May 8: Delhi Water Minister Ousted Amid Controversy
The Global Rundown Government officials in India fired the Delhi water minister — a move he claims was politically motivated. The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recused himself from legal cases involving the Clean Water Rule. Flooding in Quebec has affected more than 100 Canadian cities in the past week. Residents of Bengaluru, […]
Ideas for Understanding and Responding to the World’s Groundwater Challenge | PODCAST |
Large-scale exploitation of groundwater began in the 1950s and continues today. The water that flows underground and between soil particles gave rise to the Green Revolution in India and allows desert agriculture to flourish. It nourishes streams and springs and is the primary drinking water source for nearly half of the world’s people. Yet, due […]
HotSpots H2O, May 2: Unclean Water Heightens Disease Risk in Conflict Zones
The Global Rundown South Sudan hovers on the edge of a widespread cholera epidemic. In Niger, poor sanitation and inadequate water supply spark a Hepatitis E outbreak among refugees displaced by Boko Haram. Progress is underway on a new water treatment plant south of Mosul, Iraq, which will provide clean water for conflict-affected Iraqis. A […]
Federal Water Tap, May 1: EPA Website To Be Scrubbed of Obama Administration Influence
The Rundown Trump orders a review of national monument designations and a report on aiding rural communities and agriculture. The EPA water office holds a public listening session on Trump’s agenda to cut federal regulations. An Indian tribe in Montana approves a $US 471 million water rights settlement. A federal water loan program in Puerto […]
A Torrent of Water and Concrete Imperil Chennai’s IT Boom
Ecological distress imperials Chennai’s IT corridor.
HotSpots H2O, April 25: Water Shortages Could Fuel Future Terrorist Recruitment
The Global Rundown Water shortages caused by climate change will assist future terrorist recruitment, a German research group claims. India and Pakistan delay talks on whether two controversial hydroelectric projects violate the Indus Water Treaty. Human-animal conflict in India is on the rise amid changes in land use and resource availability. Thousands in Somalia wander the […]
