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The Stream, December 24: Cambodia Prime Minister Defends Hydropower Development
The Global Rundown The leader of Cambodia defended his country’s hydropower development plans against criticism that dams will harm fisheries, forests, and the communities that depend on them. Droughts in Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia are creating severe food insecurity, and storms have displaced millions of people in the Philippines. Puerto Rico agreed to upgrade […]
America’s Septic System Failures Can Be Fixed
Solutions require new thinking about wastewater treatment By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Conceived as a low-cost, low-tech means of disposing toilet waste in rural communities without sewers, septic systems have become a leading cause of the toxic algae blooms that, like a rainbow cloak, drape across lakes, bays, and coastal shorelines on Cape Cod, […]
The Stream, December 14: Global Climate Deal Signed in Paris
The Global Rundown The first legally binding global climate deal was signed in Paris, setting a goal to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. The deal could require $16.5 trillion in renewable energy and efficiency investments by 2030. Water quality monitoring and pollution prevention efforts along the Great Barrier Reef need significantly more […]
The Stream, December 10: First Vaccine for Dengue Fever Approved By Mexico
The Global Rundown Mexico approved the first vaccine to prevent dengue fever, a disease spread by mosquitoes that thrives in cities where standing water is present. Glaciers continue to retreat at a rapid pace in China, and scientists predict nearly a quarter of Alaska’s permafrost could melt by 2100. Kentucky agreed to fine and effectively […]
California Closes 33 Injection Wells Used to Dump Oilfield Waste into Aquifers
Hundreds more wells face closure in the next 16 months, while unlined disposal pits remain a problem. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Kern County is the center of California’s oil industry. The state ordered 33 more wastewater injection wells to be closed in order to protect aquifers. Click image to enlarge. […]
America’s Spreading Septic Threat
Failing septic systems produce disease outbreaks, algae blooms, and ecosystem damage. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue There are 123 million households in the United States. Nearly one-fifth of them — some 21.5 million — do not flush toilet waste to a public sewer. They use septic systems — small underground tanks that provide basic treatment […]
The Stream, July 15: Natural Gas Ousts Coal As Top Electricity Producer in the United States
The Global Rundown For at least one month this year, natural gas produced more electricity in the United States than coal. Fighting in eastern Ukraine has damaged water infrastructure, causing shortages. New technology could reduce the water used to extract Canada’s oil sands. Flooding along the Illinois River shut down shipping traffic, and U.S. business […]
