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The Global Rundown Strong storms cut into California’s water deficit this month after years of drought, replenishing snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Nearly 2,000 residents of Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the city’s lead-contaminated water crisis. The U.S. Congress moved to eliminate regulations enacted under the Obama administration, including one […]
The Global Rundown Israel and Palestine agreed to resume work on a joint committee to address water problems in the West Bank. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is unable to pay compensation to businesses affected by the Gold King mine spill that polluted the Animas River. Continued fighting disrupted efforts to repair the […]
The Rundown The Interior Department directs its agencies to complete final reviews of a pair of tunnels through California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The special master in the Florida v. Georgia water lawsuit dredges up an old and outrageous idea. The EPA revises criteria for designating Superfund sites and publishes a $US 1 billion plan to […]
Can the USDA make inroads for water quality and water infrastructure where the EPA has struggled? By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Her appointment as the nation’s top air and water regulator nearing its end, Gina McCarthy is on a confessional tour. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator spoke candidly in recent months about the […]
The Rundown Michigan and Ohio representatives call for the EPA to label western Lake Erie “impaired.” Regulators propose to withdraw more than 340,000 acres of Washington’s Methow Valley from mining activity. President Obama declares national monuments in Nevada and Utah. Federal science agency debuts an interactive snow data display. Energy regulators say that environmental harm […]
The Rundown U.S. Forest Service rejects renewal of two mining leases near the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota. DuPont agrees to pay $US 50 million to cleanup mercury pollution in a Virginia river. The EPA’s final report on hydraulic fracturing identifies cases of water pollution at all stages of the water cycle in oil and […]
The Rundown In a partial win for protesters, the Army Corps will reassess the route of the Dakota Access pipeline. It was a busy week for the EPA: the agency released a new drinking water strategy. An EPA regional office, meanwhile, rates an Army Corps review of a proposed Columbia River coal terminal as “inadequate.” […]
Oil pipeline could be stranded asset in the making. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue Heavy snow and winter cold settled this month on thousands of Native Americans and their supporters encamped on the banks of the Cannonball River, some 30 miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota. Nearby, the Missouri River slipped past. The river’s […]
The Rundown House and Senate seem no closer on multibillion-dollar water resources bill. Army Corps extends Dakota Access pipeline review. House committee approves a California water deal and a tribal water rights settlement. Green groups and pro-coal lawmakers criticize final environmental review of rule to protect streams from coal mining. At the same time, the […]
Water planning in the South has not kept pace with demand. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The latest round of a long-running water conflict in the Deep South reached the U.S. Supreme Court on October 31. The trial, in a closely watched lawsuit, is expected to decide water management authority and water supply and […]
Voters choose measures on bottled water regulation, government spending, and more. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Clinton v. Trump is the main draw for the November 8 election, but down the ballot voters in several states will be asked to approve or reject policies and spending measures that affect water supplies. California residents, for […]
