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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Legionella bacteria were found in two sinks in a West Virginia hospital’s administrative building. Covid-19 patients in Venezuela are hiring doctors to come to their homes to avoid high costs and a lack of basic supplies in hospitals. Big banks in Turkey are reluctant to fund a major Istanbul canal over environmental […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new poll finds most Americans are concerned about drinking water quality. A proposed Arizona mine creates tension between conservationists and locals concerned about the economy. New research explores the impact of the average U.S. diet on water use. Green infrastructure could provide a solution to wastewater spills in the United Kingdom. […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN The United Kingdom government will not test drinking water sources for PFAS chemicals. A British court struck down a class-action lawsuit over a 2015 dam failure in Brazil. A new study links a childhood cancer cluster in a Massachusetts town with prenatal exposure in the 1990s to contaminated drinking water. Canada will […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Ethiopia rejects Sudan’s request for outside mediation for negotiating a controversial dam. A new report finds homeless residents of San Francisco lack adequate access to clean water. The city of Toledo, Ohio accepted $2 million to remove lead water lines throughout the city. Australian officials are asking for an explanation for millions […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Researchers link higher rates of plant decomposition with warmer water in glacier-fed mountain rivers around the world. New research quantifies forest and wetland loss in northwestern Belize over periods of agricultural growth and conservation initiatives. The water utility for Tucson, Arizona will resume water shutoffs this week. Sudan has formally requested international […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Murray-Darling Basin regulators are failing to use the best available climate information as conditions become drier. Lake Powell will reduce water flow this week in an attempt to understand the reservoir’s ecosystem more accurately. Nearly half a million people in Nicaragua still lack access to water and sanitation after dual hurricanes late […]
Be sure to listen to the February 1 edition of Circle of Blue’s water podcast – What’s Up With Water.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new report from the Bureau of Reclamation paints a dire future for the two biggest reservoirs in the United States. Microplastics not only threaten water in the Great Lakes but the coastal areas around them, a new study finds. Georgia signs a multi-million-dollar contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Thailand rejects a technical report for a dam along the Mekong River. The mayor of Baltimore, Maryland will not privatize the city’s water meter system. Cyclone Eloise causes flooding in parts of Mozambique’s second-largest city. One of the United Kingdom’s top climate experts is calling for more preventative measures as climate disasters […]
A global dam-building binge that spanned the early- to mid-20th century is now reaching a turning point, according to a report published by the United Nations.
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A new study breaks ground on the impact of climate change on heatwaves in lakes around the world. Flood warnings continue across the United Kingdom after Storm Christoph brings heavy rain. Heavy rains in northwest Syria threaten the lives and homes of thousands living in displacement camps. Indigenous leaders and environmentalists in […]
GLOBAL DAILY WATER NEWS The U.S. EPA finalizes a new rule that limits the use of certain scientific studies when writing regulations. A Chilean mining company will spend $56 million to reduce water overuse at a Salvador mine. Reservoir levels in a United Kingdom community are being lowered to save the town from potential flooding. […]
