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The Stream, May 27: Illegal Gold Mining Pollutes Peru Rivers, Triggers State of Emergency
The Global Rundown Thousands of people in Peru may be affected by mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. Demonstrators in Ecuador’s largest city are protesting slow progress on cleaning up water pollution and improving water access. The severe drought in India could encourage the growth […]
Lake Huron’s 9 Aquaculture Farms Drawn Into Michigan Legislative Furor
Ontario and Michigan express caution about expansions.
The Stream, April 21: Drought Affects Quarter of India’s Population
The Global Rundown Consecutive years of drought have placed pressure on hundreds of millions of people in India, and major cities are beginning to run out of water. The daughter of a murdered environmental activist is asking European companies to drop support for the controversial hydropower project she opposed in Honduras. Michigan filed criminal charges […]
This Is South Africa
Love, despair, and human progress converge in a magnificent land.
Study: Line 5 Oil Spill Would Inundate Large Swaths Of Great Lakes Shoreline
Researchers identify areas where oil could spread in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
The Stream, March 25: Severe Thailand Drought Cuts Economic Forecast
The Global Rundown A drought in Thailand has depleted water levels in the country’s major dams and could reduce economic growth this year. Meanwhile, rain is expected to arrive in drought-hit South Africa in April, too late for this season’s corn crops. Water from Mexico’s Laguna Salada may be used to save California’s Salton Sea. […]
The Stream, March 14: Bolivia’s Shrinking Lake Poopó Harms Communities
The Global Rundown Indigenous communities are struggling to maintain their livelihoods near Lake Poopó, one of Bolivia’s largest lakes, which is now less than 1 percent of its former size. Police have been mobilized in India to ensure the delivery of water in drought-hit Maharashtra state. The United Nations has agreed on a draft framework […]
The Stream, March 2: Drought Looms in Central Asia
The Global Rundown Central Asia should prepare for scarce water supplies in the Amu Darya river basin this year, according to the president of Tajikistan. A drought in Africa has cut water flows over Victoria Falls to 30-year lows. Shutting off the water supply to New Delhi was a calculated move by protesters frustrated by […]
The Stream, February 11: Drought in Haiti Pushes Millions Toward Hunger
The Global Rundown A three-year drought in Haiti threatens millions of people with hunger, the United Nations warned, while the contaminated water used to grow vegetables in Tanzania’s cities places consumer health at risk. After two years of drought, barges are once again traveling on a key waterway used to transport agricultural products in Brazil. […]
Strength of New EPA Lead Rule Depends on Accountability
Expert panel recommendations are criticized for lacking teeth. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue After switching its water source to the Flint River in 2014, Flint officials did not follow federal law to ensure that the water did not corrode lead pipes. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue The scandal in Flint, […]
The Stream, February 2: Emergency Food Needs Rise in Zimbabwe Amid Drought
The Global Rundown A severe drought may double or even triple the number of people needing emergency food aid in Zimbabwe. Drinking water quality has declined in South Africa, a government report found, while the economic costs of a lead-contaminated drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, may just be starting. Projects to clean up Brazil’s […]