Arizona’s Future Water Shock
Smaller cities. Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns.
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Unsafe Yield
Severe drought, dead wells, political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.
At Peak of Its Wealth and Influence, Arizona’s Desert Civilization Confronts A Reckoning Over Water
State’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.
Federal Water Tap, December 27: Multiple Watchdog Agencies Investigate Water Contamination on Oahu Naval Base
The Rundown Offices of the Inspector General for the Defense Department and EPA will investigate water contamination from an Oahu naval base. The Justice Department announced a settlement with a southeastern Pennsylvania water authority over sewage spills that violated the Clean Water Act. The Department of Energy reverses a Trump-era rule that relaxed water conservation […]
What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2021
Listen to the 12/20/21 edition of What’s Up With Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.
Federal Water Tap, December 20: Colorado River Agreement, Plus EPA Promises Stronger Lead Rules
The Rundown The Bureau of Reclamation and Lower Colorado River Basin states agree to keep more water in a shrinking Lake Mead over the next two years. The EPA says it will allow the revised Lead and Copper Rule to go into effect…but will revise the revisions to strengthen the rule by emphasizing removing all […]
The Stream, October 26, 2021: Oil and Gas Developers in California Have Been Contaminating Groundwater With Little Oversight, Study Finds
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN Urban planning experts in the Indian city of Bengaluru are calling on officials to overhaul the city’s stormwater drainage system. Recent research reveals California’s failure to regulate groundwater contamination from the oil and gas industry. A water bottling plant in West Michigan announces plan to decrease water withdraws. Thailand will push a […]
As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan
Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more?
Federal Water Tap, September 7: New Federal Office Connects Climate Change and Health
The Rundown A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes removing a notorious species from the threatened list. The CDC tallies emergency room visits due to harmful algal blooms. USGS researchers find […]
Colorado River Forecasts Not a ‘Crystal Ball’
Computer models inform key decisions in the Colorado River basin. But they cannot predict the future.
What’s Up With Water – August 23, 2021
Circle of Blue · What’s Up WIth Water – 8.23.21 Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rise to power does not bode well for a water sector that is already troubled. That’s according to an international group […]
