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.
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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.
The Stream, January 6, 2021: Chemical Company Dumped Contaminated Liquid Into Flint River For Years
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The owner and president of a Flint, Michigan chemical company is being charged with dumping millions of gallons of untreated liquid into the Flint River. Private investors looking to buy water rights poses a threat to United States waterways. A United States federal judge dismisses a lawsuit from environmentalists challenging a water-quality […]
The Stream, December 10, 2020: Supporters, Opponents of Line 5 Debate In Public Hearing
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The Army Corps of Engineers holds a public hearing over the future of Enbridge’s Line 5 in Michigan. Agricultural runoff is contributing to water pollution in communities of color in parts of California. Streets in Venice, Italy are flooded before newly installed flood gates are activated. Water sampling from city officials […]
The Stream, November 19, 2020: New Report Explores 12 Major Sites of Pollution in Georgia
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS An environmental coalition in the state of Georgia releases a new report on the state’s most polluted waterways. A recent economic analysis of a proposed dam in Australia found it could have a costly environmental impact. Governors in California and Oregon take control of four controversial dams on the Lower Klamath […]
Overlooked Army Corps Rulemaking Would Shrink Federal Stream Protections
Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.
The Stream, October 22, 2020: Nepal’s Rice Farmers Are Breaking Covid-19 Protocols To Find Work
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Water shortages and economic stress have caused Nepal’s rice farmers to illegally seek work in India. Loosened federal environmental protections allow a mining company to move forward on a project that could drain wetlands in Georgia. Native American tribes are asking a federal judge to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. A […]
Thirsting for Solutions
Across the U.S., aging infrastructure, legacy pollution, and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
The Stream, September 15, 2020: Extreme Weather Events Could Be Causing High Suicide Rates in India
The Global Rundown A new study has linked skyrocketing suicide rates in rural India to extreme weather events. Nornickel in Russia says about 10 percent of fuel remains in rivers after a spill earlier this year. Five tropical storms are simultaneously moving through the Atlantic. Torrential rainfall causes a mine to collapse in the Democratic […]
The Stream, September 11, 2020: UK Officials Set Up Taskforce to Reduce Sewage Spills
The Global Rundown The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs sets up a taskforce to reduce sewage spills in rivers and seas. The US Gulf Coast tries to recover from Hurricane Laura during extreme heat and the pandemic. Cavities found in the Thwaites glacier are contributing to rising sea levels in the Antarctic. […]
The Stream, September 4, 2020: Researchers Gain Ground in Predicting Malaria Outbreaks
The Global Rundown A new model will more accurately predict malaria outbreaks in Africa. A mine in Alaska spent tens of millions on water storage and discharge management disrupted by climate change. Around 30,000 tons of sewage sludge is being shipped to the UK’s agricultural industry. Tribal communities and environmental groups in the United States sue […]
