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