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A man who protested against a mining development in Honduras was shot and killed inside his home last week. Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo was one of 32 people from the community of El Guapinol charged with criminal offenses for protesting an open-pit iron oxide mine that the community claims threatens its land and water supply. […]
The Global Rundown Recent near disastrous hurricanes in Houston, Texas have brought back up a decades-old debate about building a storm surge barrier. Hurricane Beta is the third hurricane to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in a month. A study in the Kansas River will help water-resource manages effectively respond to environmental disasters. Legislation to […]
The Global Rundown The University of Minnesota is starting a project that could solve water contamination from agriculture in the United States’ Midwest region. The mysterious deaths of over 300 elephants in Botswana could have been caused by drinking water contaminated with toxic algae. Flash floods in southern France are to blame for the disappearance […]
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.
Gaza authorities announced last week the first Covid-19 case in the Palestinian enclave was spread through the community, raising fears that a larger outbreak might occur, the Associated Press reports. Earlier cases were linked to quarantine facilities for travelers returning from abroad. Amid rising tensions, Palestinian militants sent incendiary balloons into Israel as a way to […]
The Global Rundown Two dams overflow in mid-Michigan, forcing 10,000 people to evacuate and threatening to leave the city of Midland under 9 feet of water. Cyclone Amphan hits eastern India and Bangladesh, killing at least five people. Some residents of Detroit, Michigan, remain without clean water despite a moratorium on shutoffs. Tampa Bay Water, […]
The Global Rundown Scientists search for the source of mussel die-offs in U.S. and other world rivers. An analysis of Australia’s Drought Communities Program shows that funding is sometimes used on events, equipment, or non-water infrastructure. Drought and starvation stalk pastoralists in Angola. Residents await updates months after Michigan lawmakers dismissed criminal charges related to […]
The Global Rundown A flash drought worsens in 14 states across the southern U.S. Tainted water from a luxury estate containates an already-depleted waterway in Queensland, Australia. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cites San Francisco, California, for water pollution, a move threatened by President Donald Trump last month. A hospital in Southeast Washington has been […]
The Global Rundown Wildfires strike parched areas of Alaska. The National Olympic Committee says they are confident that organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can fix lingering water quality issues. Drought cuts palm oil production in Indonesia. Residents of Newark, New Jersey, where lead is polluting some household drinking water, say that their water has […]
The Global Rundown Scientists warn that “snow droughts” will become more common in the western United States. Human rights groups warn that a proposed hydroelectricity project in Myanmar could displace thousands. The death toll from monsoon flooding in India rises to 270. Water at several hundred beaches in Massachusetts tests positive for hazardous levels of […]
The Global Rundown An advocacy group estimates that flood repairs along the Mississippi River will top $2 billion. Rain eases a three-year drought in Canada. As developers of a Minnesota copper-nickel mine seek funding, environmental activists warn the mine could cause water pollution. Keurig Dr Pepper pulls Peñafiel bottled water from stores after reports that […]
