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March 5, 2024 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing, straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds After […]
The Rundown EPA’s health assessment division releases protocol for evaluating nitrate in drinking water. EPA orders Minnesota to respond to nitrate pollution of groundwater in the state’s southeast. The White House updates guidance for calculating costs and benefits of federal regulation. GAO reports on non-native mussels in the Columbia River basin and salmon health in […]
The agency will evaluate the hazards from agriculture’s primary water pollutant
Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources has changed an antidegradation policy to bolster protections for the state’s waterways.
The Rundown A draft EPA report indicates that the drinking water contaminant hexavalent chromium can cause cancer when ingested. The GAO recommends the EPA collect national data on the demographics of areas with PFAS in drinking water. The EPA funds a wastewater monitoring research projects intended to prepare for future pandemics. The Treasury Department charters […]
Revised health advisories are a precursor to federal regulation.
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN President Biden visited communities along the U.S. East Coast that were devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Nearly 30 counties and districts in northwest China are experiencing drought amid high temperatures and low levels of rainfall. Mining projects in Mexico are being delayed by issues obtaining water permits. In an unprecedented […]
The Rundown A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes removing a notorious species from the threatened list. The CDC tallies emergency room visits due to harmful algal blooms. USGS researchers find […]
The Rundown The EPA adds health guidelines for 43 pesticides and updates toxicity levels for 104 others. The EPA’s chemicals assessment division analyzes the toxicity of several industrial chemicals. The EPA also orders a low-income, majority Black city in Illinois to clean up sewage spills. FEMA re-evaluates a flood-risk reduction The Bureau of Land Management […]
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS A study finds UK residents affected by flooding are more likely to experience long-term mental health problems. Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury in mining. The world’s No. 1 copper miner and Chile’s government reach an agreement to remedy water overuse in a Salvador mine. New South Wales could break rainfall […]
Government neglect has led to a healthcare system in Hungary that is critically unprepared to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Human Rights Watch. The international organization’s investigation found inadequate conditions and a lack of necessary supplies and equipment. There is little soap, sanitizer, and proper cleaning throughout hospitals and health centers, and a lack […]
