India’s Toxic Trail of Tears
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Federal Water Tap, June 5: Wet May Results in More Severe Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast
The Rundown Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom could be worse than normal after rainy weeks increased the nutrient load. The EPA and Interior Department would not release reports that identify regulations that the agencies could target for revision or repeal. The Interior Department courts private investment in federal water projects. The U.S. Forest Service proposes […]
Pursuing Riches, Miners Plunder Tamil Nadu’s River Sand
Unrelenting demand for cement drives the illegal and damaging sand mining industry.
Federal Water Tap, May 30: EPA Moves to Postpone Power Plant Water Pollution Rule
The Rundown The EPA will delay and review a rule designed to reduce power plant discharges of toxic metals into rivers and lakes. The EPA begins a science review to model how consuming lead in drinking water increases blood lead levels in children. Hydropower generation increased in 2016 because of more favorable water supply conditions […]
The Stream, May 24: Hawaii Floods Linked To Rising Seas, Climate Change
The Global Rundown Climate changed helped drive coastal flooding in Hawaii last month, researchers found, while similar events are predicted to occur this week and later this summer. New data show the cholera outbreak in Yemen is growing rapidly. Western Cape province in South Africa was declared a disaster zone due to a severe drought […]
Federal Water Tap, May 22: Interior Department Suspends Work of Advisory Committees
The Rundown The Interior Department told dozens of advisory committees, including one on water data and monitoring, to halt work until September. An Air Force Base in Washington state continues to find private wells contaminated by firefighting chemicals. The initial Lake Erie algal forecast is for a mild bloom, though that could change with heavy […]
Price of Water 2017: Four Percent Increase in 30 Large U.S. Cities
Utilities test new rates, look beyond the ratepayer for revenue.
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 […]
The Stream, May 17: Cape Town Considers Water Limits Amid Drought
The Global Rundown Cape Town, South Africa may limit the amount of water residents receive in response to a drought that federal officials say has “overwhelmed” the country. Parts of New Delhi experienced cuts in water service this week due to a shortage officials have blamed on Haryana. Water has become a prominent issue in […]
Philadelphia Water Rate Links Payments to Household Income
City utility prepares nation’s first water rate based on annual earnings. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Running for a Philadelphia City Council seat in November 2007, Maria Quinones-Sanchez won election as a champion of affordable housing. In office, Quinones-Sanchez and her staff soon discovered that housing was neither the beginning nor the end of […]
Federal Water Tap, May 15: EPA Bristol Bay Settlement Reopens Mine Permitting Process
The Rundown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agrees to reconsider a copper mine in an Alaska watershed that feeds one of the world’s most productive salmon habitats. U.S. spy chief warns of water security threats in annual report to Congress. The Air Force provides bottled water to homes in Washington state whose wells were contaminated […]
