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The Global Rundown Millions of people are at risk from water contaminated with high levels of arsenic in India’s Bihar state. Depleted reservoirs have created water shortages in Hyderabad, India. Europe’s dependence on soybean imports from water-scarce areas of the world could increase food prices, a study found. The rapid pace of hydropower development in […]
The Global Rundown Water shortages and sewage system failures are compromising the health of millions in Damascus, Syria. Chief Ministers of the Indian states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh spar over the Mahanadi River’s usage rights. In northern Kenya, tension builds between native pastoralists and South Sudanese refugees. The construction of valley dams in Lake Mburo […]
PFASs — used in clothing, carpets, cookware, and more — contaminate wells across the United States.
The Rundown The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines eligibility for healthcare benefits for veterans sickened by drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The EPA opens applications for a new water infrastructure loan program while also handing out grants for water quality research. The EPA also proposes rules for Great Lakes sewage overflows, lead in drinking […]
As storms grow stronger, communities and public health infrastructure are at risk.
The Global Rundown A pair of studies released Monday sounded dire warnings about the effects of climate change on global financial assets and public health. The Pacific island of Palau could completely run out of water by the end of the month, while a drought in Tasmania may necessitate electricity rationing. Floods and landslides in […]
Absorbent soils yields big benefits for air and water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue NORMAN, Oklahoma — On a bright October morning in a hotel parking lot, Greg Scott turns on the rainfall simulator. The machine’s swiveling nozzle sprays fat drops on five soil samples held in trays a few feet below. Some soil […]
The Rundown EPA issues toxic algae guidelines. A California congressman wants to block federal spending on river flows in his home state. Commenters want more protection for drinking water from federal oil-by-rail rules. Irrigation in the mid-Atlantic is concentrated on a peninsula. Nevada uses less Colorado River water. Asian carp won’t go hungry in Lake […]
The Global Rundown A report from global health organizations highlights the lack of safe water and sanitation at health centers. Rivers in a Vietnam province are down 80 percent due to drought, while California considers stricter water conservation measures today. Alberta, Canada introduced stricter regulations to protect water from oil sands development, and scientists found […]
The Global Rundown Scientists in New York City are studying health and disease outbreaks through wastewater, while hundreds are ill with a waterborne disease in Portugal. Peru’s Conga gold mine is gaining community support, and Canada fined an oil company for water pollution. Land investors in Egypt are suing over a lack of water, while […]
The rape and hanging of two girls in India’s most populous state has put an international spotlight on the country’s inadequate toilet facilities and its violence toward women. The two victims, like so many in rural India where in-home toilets are scarce, were heading to the fields at dusk to use the bathroom when they […]
Climate Change Under a worse-case scenario in which global temperatures rise 4 degrees Celsius, most of the world would experience interrelated stresses to water, agriculture, ecosystems, and public health, with 18 percent of the population experiencing “severe pressure” in each category, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, […]
