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The Rundown Lake Erie algal bloom was severe this summer, just as researchers forecast. The House and Senate include water contamination provisions in a military spending bill. The House tax bill would affect water infrastructure financing. The State Department appoints a new Columbia River Treaty chief negotiator. The EPA holds a public meeting on its […]
The Global Rundown A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes the Iran-Iraq border, killing at least 140 people and damaging water and electricity lines in several villages. Authorities in New Delhi, India, announce plans to spray water over the city as toxic smog continues to disrupt daily life and sickens thousands in South Asia. In southern California, […]
Federal report tracks conservation pattern that began two decades ago.
The Rundown U.S. government report warns that what we don’t know about climate change is perhaps more worrisome than what we do. Dam regulators make changes to the federal licensing process. The EPA spotlights innovative design and financing of sewer, septic system, and stormwater projects that use federal loans. The U.S. Geological Survey again finds […]
The Global Rundown A group of asylum seekers on Manus Island, a remote detention center in Papua New Guinea, are without power or water. Fossil fuel companies are undercutting Paris climate agreement negotiations, a report reveals. Pacific Islanders implore Australia not to fund the Adani coal mine, saying the project will contribute to rising sea […]
The Rundown The New Jersey Democrat’s bill addresses disproportionate burdens of pollution. EPA and Interior release reports on laws and agency actions that impede energy development. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee starts the groundwork for a new water infrastructure bill. President Trump says an aged dike in Florida should be repaired more quickly. The […]
Due to old age and battery failure, NASA terminates the GRACE satellite mission. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The unexpectedly long life of a pair of pioneering satellites that deepened scientific understanding of society’s influence on water and land is over. NASA and its project partners decided to end the GRACE satellite mission this […]
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue It’s called Day Zero, the day when the six main reservoirs that supply Cape Town will be drained of water. For Cape Town and the Western Cape province of South Africa, which enter the dry season after three […]
The Global Rundown The E.P.A.’s efforts to reduce arsenic levels in U.S. public water systems results in fewer lung, bladder, and skin cancers. The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria continues to rise due to waterborne illnesses. Global warming could bring major flooding to New York City every five years, according to a […]
The Rundown The GAO finds little activity in state nutrient trading markets and catalogues the military’s response to firefighting chemicals in drinking water. Security agencies warn energy and water utilities about a hacking campaign that began in May. Developers file a permit for a 2,000-megawatt pumped storage hydropower project in northern Arizona. The U.S. Geological […]
The Global Rundown Nearly 9 million deaths were caused by pollution in 2015, a global study finds. Festival-goers in India pollute air and clog rivers while celebrating Diwali. A North Dakota senator calls on USDA workers to help respond to the state’s ongoing drought. Forecasted rain is expected to ease drought conditions in Hawaii but […]
The Global Rundown Two million people in the United States could be exposed to high levels of naturally-occurring arsenic in their well water, a study finds. Siberia’s Lake Baikal, home to one fifth of the world’s unfrozen freshwater, is devastated by algal blooms, poaching, and pollution. A “weather bomb” over the Atlantic Ocean is likely […]
