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The Stream, May 11: Contaminated Puerto Rico Drinking Water Systems Supply Millions of People
The Global Rundown More than 2 million people in Puerto Rico are served by contaminated drinking water systems, according to a new report. Protests over poor water, electricity, and housing services are spreading in South Africa. A small oil spill occurred at a pumping station for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in South Dakota, reigniting […]
The Stream, May 10: India Expects Record Grain Production On Normal Monsoon
The Global Rundown A second year of normal monsoon rains could help boost grain production to record levels in India. The Philippines’ new environment minister insists the country can balance mining and environmental protection. A new study documents the many climate change laws enacted around the world. Farmers in the United Kingdom worry that unusually […]
Federal Water Tap, May 8: Water Programs Largely Protected in Budget Deal
The Rundown Congress decides not to scrap water spending. The U.S. Geological Survey finds arsenic and uranium in household drinking water wells in Connecticut. Lake Ontario water levels are the highest since 1993, prompting managers to release more water to minimize flooding. The Senate environment committee will discuss the private sector’s role in water while […]
The Stream, May 3: Mekong Shipping Plan Raises Protest In Thailand
The Global Rundown Conservation groups in Thailand warn fisheries and farms are at risk from a Chinese plan to dredge and alter the Mekong River to make way for larger ships. Drinking water systems serving millions of Americans, many of them in rural areas, have violated U.S. water laws, a report found. California’s levees are […]
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 […]
The Stream, May 2: California Snowpack Weighs In At Double Normal Levels
The Global Rundown After years of severe drought, California’s final snowpack measurement is double its normal levels. Indigenous people protecting their land and resources are often portrayed as criminals or terrorists, according to the United Nations’ special rapporteur. A new federal spending deal softens funding cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Officials in Chicago […]
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 […]
The Stream, May 1: Arsenic-Contaminated Water Threatens Health In Northern India
The Global Rundown Millions of people are at risk from water contaminated with high levels of arsenic in India’s Bihar state. Depleted reservoirs have created water shortages in Hyderabad, India. Europe’s dependence on soybean imports from water-scarce areas of the world could increase food prices, a study found. The rapid pace of hydropower development in […]
The Stream, April 26: Brazil Hydropower Threatens Indigenous Communities, Groups Say
The Global Rundown Indigenous communities warn that hydropower development in the Tapajós basin in Brazil puts their livelihoods and culture at risk. Saltwater intrusion and water shortages in Bangladesh are forcing farmers to move to the city, and leaving women at home. China’s water quality continues to improve overall, but some areas are getting worse, […]
A Torrent of Water and Concrete Imperil Chennai’s IT Boom
Ecological distress imperials Chennai’s IT corridor.
