Flooding Kills Hundreds in Pakistan |
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused rivers to overflow—triggering landslides, destroying villages and blocking rescue efforts. |
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Cleanup Under Way on Major Midwest Oil Spill |
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A Canadian company caused several previous spills and was cited for violations for a leaking pipe. |
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Record-Breaking Heat Sweeps Across Russia |
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High temperatures have caused forest fires around Moscow, damaged farmland and left 23 regions in a state of emergency. |
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Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China |
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Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with severe flooding. |
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EPA Announces Study to Re-Examine the Health Risks of Hydrofracking |
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States have begun implementing stricter standards for the controversial natural gas drilling process. |
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Q&A: Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson Connecting Aid and Water Online at Akvo.org |
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Bjelkeman-Pettersson talked to Circle of Blue during the Tällberg Rework the World Conference in Sweden about sharing information to change the global direction on water and sanitation issues. |
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UN Declares Access to Water and Sanitation a Human Right |
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While 122 of the 192 member states voted in favor of the resolution, the U.S. abstained. |
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UN to Vote on Declaring Water a Human Right |
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The United Nations General Assembly will begin debating, and possibly vote on, a contentious and historic right-to-water resolution today. |
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Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush: Energy and Water in Play |
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Unprecedented mineral leasing could be big for energy production and hydraulic fracturing. |
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PlayPump not a Panacea for Africa’s Water Problems |
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A technology once heralded as a simple solution to Africa’s drinking water problem now stands as a broken, unused and poorly planned reminder of international water aid’s latest misstep. |
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Deep Frack Dilemma Natural gas, say energy industry executives and policy makers in a number of states, could be the fuel of the 21st century.
Coal Sucks Water The United States produces 1 billion tons of coal a year, most of it burned in the nation's 600 coal-fired utilitiies.
Tar Sands' Soiled Oil Energy producers are spending $15 billion a year to triple oil production from the bitumen-saturated tar sands of northern Canada.
Thermopower Shift Electrical generation in the United States uses more water than any other economic sector except agriculture.
The Himalayas With one-fifth of the world’s population relying on seasonal Himalayan melting, the disappearance of the Third Pole is already giving off warning signs.
Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis Counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by a GlobeScan and SustainAbility poll.
Bulk Water Exports As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers.
Water + Climate It's evident - without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates Across the country there is wide variation in use and price for water consumption in major urban areas.
Tracking the Asian Carp Asian carp have become the poster children of potential threats to the Great Lakes.
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Yunnan China: Water Crisis Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China's vulnerable freshwater supply.
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Patagonia's Hydropower Dilemma In Chile's Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects.
The Biggest Dry: Australia The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation.
Water: The Top Global Priority International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern.
