U.S. Governors Outline Water Priorities
In State of the State speeches, governors emphasize pollution cleanup, collaboration, and funding.
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The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
HotSpots H2O, June 20: Shelling Cuts Off Water Supply of 400,000 Ukrainians
The Global Rundown After shelling destroyed two filtration systems 400,000 people in eastern Ukraine were left without access to water. Solar-powered water pumps are fostering peace by creating a steady supply of water in Sudan. A report by Greenpeace finds that using sewage water to cool coal-based power plants in India will not resolve recent […]
In Water-Scarce Regions Desalination Plants Are Risky Investments
Four big plants in Australia are stranded assets. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue Earlier this year, during India’s deepest drought in decades, local authorities in central Maharashtra reported the highest rainfall deficit in the country. Water levels behind dams dropped so far that reservoirs had bathtub rings of dried sand and mud. Puddles […]
The Stream, November 2: Long Recovery Ahead For South Africa Reservoirs
The Global Rundown It could take half a decade for water levels to return to normal in South Africa’s drought-hit reservoirs. Floods in Egypt turned the Nile River brown and forced the closure of several water treatment facilities. Saltwater intrusion threatens to turn coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States into “ghost forests”. Ancient cisterns […]
Protests Over Water Safety, Bank Financing Rock Bangladesh Coal Plants
Rampal coal-fired generating station is defended by government, opposed by UN, and assailed by Bangladesh citizens. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue In 2010, when Bangladesh drew up its Power Sector Master Plan to develop thousands of new megawatts of coal-fired electricity, the government also bought 742 hectares (1,834 acres) of bottomland along the Passur River. […]
The Stream, October 26: Floods, Storms In Bangladesh Raise Worry Of Early Marriages
The Global Rundown More young girls in Bangladesh could face early marriages as climate change intensifies floods and other natural disasters. Rapidly retreating ice shelves in Antarctica continue to raise alarm over future sea level rise. The world added more renewable electricity generation capacity than fossil fuel capacity last year. Australia’s Labor party signaled it […]
Marriage Of Coal And Water In Arizona Renews Vows
U.S. government moves to extend lease for coal plant that pushes the Colorado River uphill. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue A five-decade-old bond in Arizona between coal power and the delivery of Colorado River water to cities, tribes, and farms may last another quarter-century. The Obama administration proposes to extend through 2044 the lease […]
The Stream, September 7: Asia Faces Major Water Security Challenge, Report Finds
The Global Rundown A study by the Asian Development Bank called the Asia-Pacific region a “global hot spot” for water insecurity, warning that billions of people on the continent could live in water-stressed areas by mid-century. The Ivory Coast has evicted thousands of cocoa farmers from its national parks over the past two months in […]
The Stream, May 13: Pakistan Textile Industry Reels Under Drought
The Global Rundown Pakistan is spending billions of dollars to prop up its textile industry as drought damages domestic cotton supplies. Water and sewage companies in the United Kingdom have received record fines for polluting rivers. A new solar-powered desalination plant will come online in Dubai this month. The United States is promoting agriculture in […]
Karoo Uranium, Fossil Energy Development Defies Water Scarcity and Reason
Renewable energy flourishes while South Africa leadership pursues risky, costly conventional fuels path.
Federal Water Tap, March 14: California District Fined for Accounting Deception
The Rundown A California irrigation district is fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Central Asian countries are concerned about water supply but doing little about it. Nitrogen is decreasing in Long Island Sound, while chloride from road salts is rising. A solar power project in Nevada will lease water from an Indian tribe. A […]
