What Can Be Done to Strengthen India’s Natural Resource Management? [Part 2 of 2]
The good news is that India’s government has started to shift its priorities in terms of how it manages the country’s economy and natural resources.
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World Water Day Ingredients Need Big Dash of Urgency
Senior editor Keith Schneider wonders if maybe a spokesperson and Xbox games are needed.
Peter Gleick and J. Carl Ganter: The 10 Most Important Water Stories in 2014
What were the big stories of last year? What are the big looming stories that are set to continue?
Along Fouled Ganga, Fresh Resolve to Make India’s Mother River Clean Again
Courts and Prime Minister Modi press for new operating system to stem pollution.
Federal Water Tap, December 29: A Preview of the 2015 Regulatory Agenda
The Rundown Federal agencies release regulatory schedules for 2015. The EPA hands out a record Clean Water Act penalty. A Bureau of Reclamation study looks at tribal water use in the Colorado River Basin. President Obama signs a bill for drinking water and sanitation in poor countries. “Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services […]
U.S.-China Climate Deal Includes Provision on Water-Energy Research
A joint energy research program will be extended and expanded to include water.
Report: U.S. Water Systems, Deteriorated and Slow to Change, Need New Strategy – And Money
More of the same is not working in changed conditions of the 21st century.
The Stream, September 16: El Salvador Dispute Over Mine and Water Enters Final Arguments
Mining An international World Bank tribunal in Washington D.C. is hearing final arguments this week in a court case between El Salvador and Australian mining company OceanaGold, which is suing the country for not permitting a gold mine that El Salvador says will pollute waterways, Inter Press Service reported. OceanaGold is asking for more than […]
World Water Week Offers Answers To Scarcity, Pollution, and Security
Stockholm hosts largest-ever international conference on global contest for water and energy. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue The 24th annual World Water Week in Stockholm attracted 3,000 participants from 130 countries to discuss the ties between energy and water. Click image to enlarge. STOCKHOLM — Of all the world’s developed nations, none […]
The Stream, July 31: Energy Production, Population Will Place Significant Pressure on Water
Energy Energy production using current sources and technology, coupled with a growing global population, will likely lead to large water deficits by 2040, according to a new study from the CNA Corporation, Aljazeera America reported. Power generation is one of the largest uses of water in the world, but switching to energy sources like wind […]
India’s Faltering Energy Production and Damaged Water Resources Demand Modi’s Close Attention
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept into office in May on a message of aspiration, and a reputation for action.
India’s Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya
National court orders end to feudal labor conditions, wanton water pollution, and deadly accidents. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue SHILLONG, India – In the coalfields of Meghalaya, a wild and rural state in Northeast India, income and social standing are, quite literally, correlated on a perpendicular scale. In This Series Uttarakhand’s Furious Himalayan Flood […]
