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High Demand for New Michigan Water Infrastructure Grants

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February 9, 2021
A new grant program in Michigan to rid drinking water systems of contaminants is proving to be quite popular.
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HotSpots H2O: Amid Water Crisis, Recent Storms Provide Some Relief to Istanbul

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February 8, 2021
Recent storms provided relief to drought-stricken Istanbul…
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EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing

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February 4, 2021
North Carolina’s top environmental regulator would seek “common ground” if confirmed in the federal role.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission Advisers File Report on Water Inequity in Massachusetts

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February 3, 2021
A new report approaches water access and affordability as civil rights issues.
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HotSpots H2O: In Ethiopian Conflict, Water Insecurity and Disease Risk Escalate

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February 1, 2021
Destruction to infrastructure in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has left people without access to clean water and increased the risk of fatal diseases. 
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High Demand for New Michigan Water Infrastructure Grants

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February 9, 2021
A new grant program in Michigan to rid drinking water systems of contaminants is proving to be quite popular.
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EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing

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February 4, 2021
North Carolina’s top environmental regulator would seek “common ground” if confirmed in the federal role.
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission Advisers File Report on Water Inequity in Massachusetts

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February 3, 2021
A new report approaches water access and affordability as civil rights issues.
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Speaking of Water: China's Water Challenges in 2021

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January 27, 2021
Both at home and abroad, water will play a significant role in China's policy decisions in 2021.
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‘Mass Aging’ of Dams a Global Safety and Financial Risk, UN Report Says

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January 22, 2021
A global dam-building binge that spanned the early- to mid-20th century is now reaching a turning point, according to a report published by the United Nations.
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At Dawn of Biden Administration, Opportunities for Water Systems

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January 21, 2021
President Biden put forward a $2 trillion climate plan that mentions a bucketful of spending options to shore up America’s built and natural infrastructure.
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California Households Owe $1 Billion in Water-Bill Debt

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January 19, 2021
In California, a statewide survey indicates that low-income households and communities of color are most affected by overdue water bills.
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Flint Residents Unimpressed by Snyder Charges Linked to Lead Poisoning

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January 14, 2021
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What’s Up With Water – February 8, 2021

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

  • In Australia, government regulators rejected a mining company’s plan to expand two coal mines in the state of New South Wales.
  • In India, the central government released its first national budget since the pandemic began. The spending plan includes a large boost for water infrastructure.
  • In northern Minnesota, activists calling themselves water protectors have organized a makeshift camp to oppose the replacement of Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline.

This week Circle of Blue reports on water affordability in Massachusetts.

Circle of Blue · What's Up With Water - 2.8.21

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Water Debt

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Scientists say India’s government ignored warnings about the risk of hydropower dams in the Himalaya. A new study in Denmark finds that mothers who drink water with low levels of nitrate give birth to babies who are underweight. The governor of Alaska authorized $1 million to a community whose only drinking water source was destroyed in a fire. Minnesota rolls out a new statewide strategy to tackle PFAS contamination. Groundwater in rural Arizona remains unregulated even as the resource dwindles. Read More

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An Idaho Republican proposes a $33.5 billion initiative to breach dams in the Snake River basin, help salmon, and invest in the regional economy. A Senate committee holds a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s pick to lead the EPA. Senators team up for bipartisan bills on rural water assistance and tribal water infrastructure. Oregon senators intend to designate thousands of miles of streams in their state as wild and scenic. A Florida representative proposes adding harmful algal blooms to the list of hazards that can trigger a major disaster declaration. FEMA releases funds to California for Oroville Dam spillway repairs. And lastly, the EPA resumes public check-ins on environmental justice. 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: Amid Water Crisis, Recent Storms Provide Some Relief to Istanbul

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February 8, 2021
Recent storms provided relief to drought-stricken Istanbul…
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HotSpots H2O: In Ethiopian Conflict, Water Insecurity and Disease Risk Escalate

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February 1, 2021
Destruction to infrastructure in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has left people without access to clean water and increased the risk of fatal diseases. 
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Hot Spots H2O: Research Finds High Levels of PFAS Contaminants in Chinese Drinking Water

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January 25, 2021
Drinking water for millions of people in China has unsafe levels of PFAS toxics, according to a new study.
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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 over the Bolivian capital of La Paz as a critical water source, is disappearing faster than predicted.
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