In Apparent Contradiction, Data Shows Waukesha’s Groundwater Levels Rising, Not Falling
City’s case for diverting Great Lakes Water appears significantly weakened.
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City’s case for diverting Great Lakes Water appears significantly weakened.
Prices for farmland in the United States are rising as water-strapped countries like China turn to foreign sources for their grain, Forbes reported. China plans to boost its domestic grain production by expanding its man-made rain programs, according to the 12th Five-Year Plan, China Daily reported. Livestock production needs to become more efficient to provide […]
The highly controversial bill set the highest thresholds for water withdrawal permits in the Great Lakes region, sparking debate between environmentalists and businesses over the use of Lake Erie water.
“…Decisions executives make to respond to freshwater scarcity will penetrate almost every aspect of their business operations.”
A proposed bill that declares Michigan’s groundwater a “public trust” has set off a storm of controversy, with opponents claiming that the legislation would expose property owners to new state fees.
There’s nothing like a fiscal deficit to prompt municipal leaders to think hard about how to save money. Everything is on the table and no city service or asset is untouchable. So last November when the mayor of Carbondale, Illinois made several suggestions for bailing out the cash-strapped city, the idea of selling the municipal water and sewer system gained serious traction.
Midwest leader travels to Mideast to secure his state’s blue economy.
Americans have good reason to be concerned about the future of the nation’s supply of clean fresh water, according to state and federal research and resource agencies.
COPPERAS COVE, Texas — As water becomes an increasingly political issue, one man and his family plan to capitalize on its also increasing commercial popularity. Fred Mendez is opening a small store where everything on sale relates to water. He plans to sell it in bottles and gallons, along with purifying and ozone kits, and […]
DETROIT – While most of the world’s glaciers are shrinking, Nestlé’s Ice Mountain continues to expand. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently granted Nestlé permission to withdraw water from wells and wetlands in Evart, Michigan. According to The Detroit Free Press, the company will build a pipeline to extract 150 gallons per minute. […]
EAST MONTPELIER, Vermont – The piece of land New York businessman Daniel Antonovich owns is not far from Montpelier’s spring, where freshwater bubbles up from what seems like an eternal supply. It comes as no surprise, then, that he plans to open a bottling operation — withdrawing 250,000 gallons per day. But in Vermont, where […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the Senate has moved to pass the Great Lakes Compact, it has stalled on legislation that would address the invasion of harmful non-indigenous species into the basin. The AP reports that Senator Daniel Inouye, chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is pushing to get clean-up standards established for the […]