Entries by Connor Bebb

Riley: Schuette calls Flint probe most comprehensive, won’t charge Snyder now

Connor BebbConnor Bebb assists in daily operations, aids in research, oversees social media outlets and develops social media strategies at Circle of Blue. www.circleofblue.org/about/staff/#Connor

Michigan Health Chief Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Water Crisis

Connor BebbConnor Bebb assists in daily operations, aids in research, oversees social media outlets and develops social media strategies at Circle of Blue. www.circleofblue.org/about/staff/#Connor

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Connor BebbConnor Bebb assists in daily operations, aids in research, oversees social media outlets and develops social media strategies at Circle of Blue. www.circleofblue.org/about/staff/#Connor

Infographic: China’s Water Governance Bureaucracy and Water Legislation Timeline

Demystifying China’s governmental water offices and water-related laws. China’s water is managed by a complex web of ministries, and national, sub-national, and cross-jurisdictional agencies. The dual leadership system—comprised of a territorial and a central government—has a hierarchy in which offices of the two bureaucracies with the same rank cannot issue binding orders to each other. […]

Water Rights Transfers and High-Tech Power Plants Hold off Energy-Water Clash in Northern China

Along the Yellow River, China acts on looming crisis with ambitious water conservation and transfer program Photo © Aaron Jaffe/Circle of Blue Even as China builds some of the most efficient coal-fired power plants in the world, cooling them requires billions of gallons of water each year and soaring towers — like this one in […]

Cholera Outbreak is Over but Aid Officials Expect the Worst

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The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health announced that the worst African cholera outbreak in 15 years had ended after 10 months. However, with the rainy season approaching in late October, international aid organizations warned that another epidemic is likely to hit the country.

Budget Constraints, Anomalies Delay USGS Water Data Release

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Budget and personnel issues have delayed the 2005 U.S. Geological Survey national water use data, leaving many in the water world anxiously awaiting its release.