Infographic: Ohio Passes Farm Regulations to Stop Lake Erie Toxic Algae
Ohio passes its first regulations on farm practices and wastewater discharges since the Toledo drinking water crisis eight months ago.
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Wisconsin Iron Mine Plans Abandoned Due to Wetlands
EPA action under Clean Water Act cited as determining factor. Photo © Codi Kozacek / Circle of Blue Jim and Maria Minikel, pictured here in 2013, retired to the Wisconsin Northwoods. Their home and 160 acres on Caroline Lake would abut the proposed site of the Gogebic Taconite iron mine.Click image to enlarge. On Sunday, […]
The Stream, February 23: Hydropower Boom Is Risk to Balkan Rivers and Wildlife
The Global Rundown A dam-building spree in the Balkans threatens critical species and Europe’s last wild rivers, conservationists say. Drought is taking a toll on Brazil’s economy, shale drillers in Alberta, Canada are being asked to measure for earthquakes, and the United States is charging a major energy company with water pollution violations. Technology exists […]
Report: Farming and Urban Growth Are Polluting U.S. Aquifers
One-fifth of U.S. groundwater wells had at least one contaminant above federal standards for human health, according to new USGS study.
The Stream, January 16: Humans Degrading the Systems that Sustain Them
The Global Rundown Scientists have categorized the nine natural processes vital to life on earth, and determined that humans are throwing four of them dangerously out of whack. A diesel fuel spill into the St. Lawrence River left some Quebec residents under a tap water drinking ban this week. BP’s maximum fine for the Gulf of Mexico […]
The Stream, December 23: Sinking Jakarta Raises Risk of Floods
The Global Rundown Massive flood-prevention efforts are needed in Jakarta as the city sinks. Meanwhile, scientists are mapping the spread of the deadly dengue virus and the water vapor in Mars’ atmosphere. Two separate oil and natural gas companies face million-dollar fines or more for violating water regulations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The new […]
U.S. Sewer Costs Increase 5.5 Percent in 2013, Industry Survey Reveals
Why? Old pipes, clean water regulations, and years of inadequate investment. © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue Workers walk through the mechanical room in the Brightwater sewage treatment plant in King County, Washington. The $US 1.8 billion facility, which cleans water to be reused for irrigation and industry, opened near Seattle in 2011. Click […]
Cause of Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms Gains More Certainty
New research finds that agricultural practices lead to biggest threat to water quality and health in the Great Lakes. Image courtesy NOAA CoastWatch A MODIS satellite image shows Lake Erie’s algal bloom in October, 2011. Click image to enlarge. By Codi Kozacek Circle of Blue Changes in the timing and method of applying agricultural fertilizer […]
The Stream, March 28: Sea Level Rise Threatens 17 Percent of Land in Bangladesh
Climate Change Bangladesh is likely to be one of the countries hardest hit by global climate change as rising seas, erosion and intense storms threaten its low-lying river deltas, The New York Times reported. A major problem is saltwater intrusion up freshwater rivers, which makes some farm fields unusable. Some countries, including Britain, are discounting […]
The Stream, March 12: Irrawaddy Dolphins Threatened by Hydropower Project on the Mekong River
Hydropower Environmental groups have raised concerns that the population of Irawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River—which now consists of an estimated 85 individuals—will disappear if construction of a dam on the river is completed, Time reported. A report from the World Wildlife Fund says that explosions during the dam’s construction could kill dolphins in the […]
The Stream, March 4: Uncertain Fate for Dam on Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River
Conservationists worry that the Myitsone hydropower project on Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River will resume construction after a 3-year pause initiated by Myanmar president Thein Sein, the Guardian reported. The Chinese-backed dam has already displaced communities along the river, and as much as 90 percent of the electricity it would generate would go to China. U.S. Pollution […]
Joint U.S.-Canada Agency Calls for Big Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Erie
Curbing harmful algal blooms and oxygen-deprived dead zones in the Great Lakes requires pollution to be drastically reduced. Image courtesy Tom Archer / Michigan Sea Grant An algal bloom spreads across Lake Erie near Point Pelee, Ontario. Blooms in the lake consist primarily of tiny cyanobacteria that can release toxins capable of causing skin rashes […]
