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The Rundown Rover Pipeline LLC agreed not to use diesel in its drilling fluid, but that’s what Ohio regulators found. House members push back against Trump’s proposed EPA budget cuts. A Senate committee forwards a Yakima River watershed bill to the Senate. The potential range for Lake Erie’s annual summer algal bloom narrows. The USGS […]
The Global Rundown Officials in Peru say they are looking to finance billions of dollars in water projects to boost supplies in the capital, Lima. Large dams and other man-made water projects often improve water security upstream, but move water scarcity downstream, according to a new study. The energy contained in London’s sewers could provide […]
The Global Rundown Five officials in Michigan are being charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, linked to the city’s water crisis, that killed 12 people. A U.S. federal judge has ordered a review of the environmental assessment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Major water agencies in California plan […]
The Rundown Three Pennsylvania congressmen want answers from the Defense Department about use of firefighting foams that have contaminated groundwater. A California water district gets a permit to build a pipeline to deliver desalinated water from Mexico. A Colorado congressman asks the EPA to drop a stormwater pollution lawsuit. The EPA’s internal watchdog is beginning […]
The Global Rundown A rising number of deadly heat waves in India will hit poor communities especially hard due to their limited access to clean drinking water and other resources, researchers found. The cholera outbreak in Yemen is an “epidemic of an unprecedented scale,” according to the United Nations. Officials estimate that floods, droughts, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reservoirs supplying city of 4 million are nearing bottom during record-setting drought. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue “If it’s yellow, let it mellow,” reads a May 24 post on the Cape Town city government’s Facebook page. “Flushing only when needed can help save up to 9 liters (2.4 gallons) of water per flush.” Every […]
The Global Rundown Flooding and storm surge from Cyclone Mora could devastate coastal areas of Bangladesh, which is still recovering from April’s widespread floods. In Sri Lanka, floods are raising the risk of waterborne disease outbreaks. Thousands of people in Mosul, Iraq face limited access to water, food, and medicine, according to the United Nations. […]
The Global Rundown Leaders participating in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico urged countries to reduce water risks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to postpone compliance with a rule meant to limit water pollution from power plants. An oil spill from wells damaged during protests in Colombia could contaminate […]
Bureau of Reclamation showcases five water projects for private investors. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue In early May, Bureau of Reclamation officials gathered the world’s top builders and bankers for a meeting at the Sheraton West hotel conference room in Lakewood, Colorado, a Denver suburb that abuts Rocky Mountain foothills. Reclamation faces a conundrum. […]
