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The Global Rundown Poor water quality means the majority of groundwater in the basin stretching across northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal is unfit for human use. The period in time since humans began significantly altering the planet should be officially recognized as a new geological epoch, called the Anthropocene, according to an expert working […]
New environment secretary vows to enforce rule of law. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue Before Regina Lopez agreed in June to serve as the secretary of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources, her standing as one of the Pacific island nation’s determined environmental activists was unchallenged. As the top executive of the […]
The Global Rundown The environmental effects of global agricultural development, expanding cities, and growing industries are still increasing, but at a slower pace than population and economic growth, according to a new study. Conflicts and instability in North Africa and the Middle East have damaged water, sanitation, and health systems, contributing to a decline in […]
The Global Rundown Fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo damaged critical infrastructure this week, cutting electricity and water supplies to more than 2 million residents. Proposed regulations in China could impose stricter cleanup requirements for mining companies. The long-term costs of the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan could total nearly $400 million. Farmers […]
Despite commitment to reduce national emissions, development banks spend $US billions on coal-fired power plants.
Ecological principles guide economic strategies to fit 21st-century conditions.
Climate change is here, but will we fight over it?
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed.
Giulio Boccaletti is the global managing director for water at The Nature Conservancy. He talks with Circle of Blue about the Sustainable Development subgoal to protect and restore water-related ecosystems and how it represents a shift in thinking about how to provide communities with safe water. In a series of Q&As with water experts, Circle […]
The world’s largest aquifers are under stress, according to a decade of data from the GRACE satellites.
Scientists do not know how much groundwater is left.
