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HotSpots H2O: Rapidly Disappearing Tuni Glacier Raises Concerns for Bolivian Water Scarcity

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January 18, 2021

The Tuni glacier, a formerly vast piece of ice that rises…

Flint Residents Unimpressed by Snyder Charges Linked to Lead Poisoning

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January 14, 2021

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan Bridge reporter…

Four International Water Stories to Watch in 2021

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January 13, 2021

What are the large water events to pay attention to in 2021? What are the trends and flashpoints?

HotSpots H2O: River Dredging Near Chernobyl Risks Radioactive Water Contamination

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January 11, 2021

Eight million people in Ukraine are in danger of drinking contaminated water due to the construction of an inland shipping route.

In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

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January 11, 2021

The Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule on January 4 that further retracts federal protections for the nation’s smallest streams.

Uniting classic journalism and data literacy, Circle of Blue informs global audiences about the growing competition between water, food, and energy in a changing climate.

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Flint Residents Unimpressed by Snyder Charges Linked to Lead Poisoning

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January 14, 2021

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan Bridge reporter…

Four International Water Stories to Watch in 2021

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January 13, 2021

What are the large water events to pay attention to in 2021? What are the trends and flashpoints?

Grape Crop Brings in Millions, but Farm Workers Live a Harsh Life

January 12, 2021

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In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

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January 11, 2021

The Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule on January 4 that further retracts federal protections for the nation’s smallest streams.

Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings

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January 6, 2021

In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.

India Has Water for Its Economic Plans – If Farms Can Be More Thrifty

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January 6, 2021

India’s farmers are key to the country’s industrial future, a think-tank report finds.

Four U.S. Water Stories to Watch in 2021

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January 4, 2021

The upheaval of last year will set the stage for the next 12 months.

EPA Revises Rules for Lead in Drinking Water

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December 23, 2020

EPA strengthens some provisions but does not take the bigger…

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What’s Up With Water – January 18, 2021

Featured coverage from this week’s episode of What’s Up With Water looks at:

In the United States, officials in Michigan will face criminal charges for their alleged role in the lead crisis in the city of Flint.

In China, dangerous levels of PFAS chemicals were found in the drinking water of over 98 million people living across several cities.

In British Columbia, Canadian officials are celebrating a regional wastewater treatment facility for the coastal city of Victoria and its neighbors.

This week Circle of Blue reports on a last-minute rule change from the Trump administration – one that affects development around waterways.

Circle of Blue · What's Up With Water - 1.18.21

Special Features

Water Debt

Circle of Blue Investigates
Most Americans give little thought to their water bills, paying them on time and in full. But for a subset of people in this country, water debt is a constant and menacing presence in their lives. Circle of Blue investigated the scale of customer water debt burdens in large U.S. cities.

Read The Full Series Here

Water, Texas

The story of Texas is the state’s devout allegiance to the principle that mankind has dominion over nature. In 2020, the pandemic, climate disruption, and ever-present challenges with water supply and use are writing a much different story of vulnerability to nature’s bullying, and to government’s uncertain capacity to adjust.

Read The Full Series Here

WaterPoint: How Communities Deal With an Evolving Pandemic in an Era of Dwindling Water

A pillar of improvements in human health in the last century, water, sanitation, and hygiene are also a foundation of the world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read The Full Series Here

Legionnaires’ disease is the deadliest waterborne-illness in the United States

Present in the natural environment, the Legionella bacteria flourish in building plumbing systems. Reported cases of the pneumonia-like disease, spread by inhaling droplets contaminated with the bacteria, are rapidly rising, up five-fold since 2000.

Daily Summary of Global Water News

Former Michigan Rick Snyder will be charged with two counts of willful neglect for his role in the Flint water crisis.
A surge of tropical storms in India’s Sundarbans mangrove is threatening the lives of those living in the region.
A recent study found European colonization has sped up erosion and river sediment accumulation over the past 200 years in North America.
The Navajo Nation will receive a multi-million-dollar settlement from a mining company after a 2015 wastewater spill.

The Treasury Department clarifies use of CARES Act funds for water infrastructure. The White House tries to block funding for dam repairs using its rescission authority. GAO report highlights the rising cost of NASA’s environmental cleanup liabilities. The EPA releases data on enforcement and compliance in 2020 and rejects a petition to force a chemical company to conduct PFAS health testing in North Carolina. The Bureau of Reclamation approves redirecting water rights from the Central Arizona Project canal. The EPA sets the date that revised rules on lead in drinking water go into effect. HUD changes its rules for inspecting and assessing the adequacy of public-assistance housing. USGS researchers analyze pesticides in groundwater used for public water supply. And lastly, average temperature and precipitation benchmarks in the country will be updated this spring, NOAA says. Read more

HotSpots H2O examines regions and populations that are most at risk from water-related unrest and conflict. It reveals the challenges individuals confront — and the solutions they discover — as they face the greatest challenge of the 21st century: water.

HotSpots H2O: Rapidly Disappearing Tuni Glacier Raises Concerns for Bolivian Water Scarcity

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January 18, 2021

The Tuni glacier, a formerly vast piece of ice that rises…

HotSpots H2O: River Dredging Near Chernobyl Risks Radioactive Water Contamination

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January 11, 2021

Eight million people in Ukraine are in danger of drinking contaminated water due to the construction of an inland shipping route.

HotSpots H2O: Minnesota Pipeline Opponents File Federal Lawsuit to Halt Construction

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January 4, 2021

Two Minnesota Ojibwe communities and two environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Line 3 oil pipeline in order to halt construction in that state.

HotSpots H2O: Tensions Rise as India, China Clash Over Proposed Chinese Dam

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December 21, 2020

Tensions spiked between China and India after the Chinese government announced plans to build a dam across one of the major waterways flowing from Tibet.

How the world responds to water challenges in the next months and years will have effects for generations.

ChokePoint:

The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.

No one is better positioned to deliver groundbreaking knowledge on the critical resource of global water than Circle of Blue.

Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group

Changing the face of journalism.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The combining of journalism, science, data, design and convening power is an innovative model that works.

Hon. Jane Harmon, President, Wilson Center

To respond to the world’s greatest, most urgent challenges, we need trusted information, clear context, and solutions-focused dialogue. Circle of Blue cuts through the complexities of global development. Through knowledge and informed action, we can make a better future.

Henrik Skovby, Executive Chairman, Dalberg Group

I am happy that this meeting is taking place, for it represents yet another stage in the joint commitment of various institutions to raising consciousness about the need to protect water as a treasure belonging to everyone, mindful too of its cultural and religious significance.

Pope Francis

Breaking Water News

Uniting classic journalism and data literacy, Circle of Blue informs global audiences about the growing competition between water, food, and energy in a changing climate.

Latest Stories

Special Features

Water Debt

Water, Texas

WaterPoint: How Communities Deal With an Evolving Pandemic in an Era of Dwindling Water

Legionnaires’ disease is the deadliest waterborne-illness in the United States

Daily Summary of Global Water News

Weekly Digest of U.S. Water Policy and Trends.

HotSpots H2O examines regions and populations that are most at risk from water-related unrest and conflict. It reveals the challenges individuals confront — and the solutions they discover — as they face the greatest challenge of the 21st century: water.

How the world responds to water challenges in the next months and years will have effects for generations.

ChokePoint:

The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.

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