The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Limiting Wetlands Legislation
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law.
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Who Should Pay to Fix California’s Sunken Canals?
Agribusiness and its proponents say repairs will benefit disadvantaged towns. Those residents disagree.
The Stream, January 6, 2022: Rain Forecasts Could Boost Brazil’s Electricity Sector
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Officials detect toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in a Wisconsin water well. Hawaii upholds an order requiring the Navy to drain fuel tanks which contaminated residents’ water last month. New rain forecasts in Brazil could reduce the electricity sector’s need for financial aid. Opponents of a West Virginia oil pipeline challenge a water permit […]
The Stream, June 9, 2021: Expert Warns Against Dam Development in Murray-Darling Basin
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN More dams are not the answer to water woes in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, one expert warns. Right-wing militia supporters in Oregon threaten to open the headgates of a canal in Klamath Falls to restore the flow of water for irrigators. New technology that monitors sewer systems could change stormwater infrastructure management in […]
Harmful Algal Blooms in Clear Lake, California
A monitoring program tracks toxic cyanobacteria and influences change
The Stream, March 17, 2021: Study Links CO2 Emissions and Glacial-Fed River Fungi
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Researchers link higher rates of plant decomposition with warmer water in glacier-fed mountain rivers around the world. New research quantifies forest and wetland loss in northwestern Belize over periods of agricultural growth and conservation initiatives. The water utility for Tucson, Arizona will resume water shutoffs this week. Sudan has formally requested international […]
Too Few Farmers are Curbing Pollution in Lake Erie. Should They be Forced?
As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
The Stream, February 10, 2021: Alberta Restores Environmental Policy After Pushback To Mining Rules
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Growing opposition to coal-mining rules in Alberta, Canada forces the provincial government to backtrack. Hackers try to pollute the drinking water of a Florida town. A flood in Morocco kills almost 30 workers in an illegal garment factory. Tribal and environmental groups say they will continue efforts to halt Enbridge’s Line 3 […]
EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing
North Carolina’s top environmental regulator would seek “common ground” if confirmed in the federal role.
In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
The Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule on January 4 that further retracts federal protections for the nation’s smallest streams.
