Report: U.S. Water Systems, Deteriorated and Slow to Change, Need New Strategy – And Money
More of the same is not working in changed conditions of the 21st century.
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Michigan Aquaculture, an Infant Industry, Attracts Powerful Opposition
Quest for protein and profits invites challenge about pollution and waste.
Showing Off Circle of Blue Colleagues and Reporting in Traverse City
World-changing reporting fresh from northern Michigan. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Circle of Blue’s Choke Point: China project showed how China’s massive energy-consuming urban construction program, like this development in Xian, is producing an urgent a confrontation over water in the dry north, where much of China’s energy is produced. Click image […]
Celebrating with a Blue Streak
A new member of the Circle of Blue team introduces herself. If you’re observant, you may have noticed a new name on Circle of Blue’s maps and graphics this summer – my name, Kaye LaFond. Maybe you’ve even read one of my stories. Since early June, I’ve been hanging around the Circle of Blue office […]
Great Lakes States to Track Asian Carp and Prepare for Future Invasions
Using invasive carp already present in Lake Erie, agencies practice response for more damaging species.
In Nepal, Deadly Landslide Has Calmer Second Act
Dammed by the landslide, the Sun Koshi River breaks free. Image by Kaye LaFond / Circle of Blue A landslide on August 2 blocked the Sun Koshi River in Nepal’s Himalayan foothills. After a heavy rainstorm this weekend the dam broke, causing minimal damage but reducing the flood risk. Click image to enlarge. A dam […]
More Trees Mean Less Water for California’s Mountain Rivers
If global warming increases vegetation in high mountain zones, less water might be available for rivers. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue The Kings River, shown here flowing through Kings Canyon National Park, begins high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, more than 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) above sea level. New analysis reckons that […]
Detroit Water Shutoffs Resume; Bankruptcy Lawyers and Banks Cash In
Attorneys and finance specialists collect tens of millions in fees.
California’s Dogged Drought Cutting Off Water Supplies to State’s Poor
Farmers are guzzling groundwater while wells of families run dry.
In Apparent Contradiction, Data Shows Waukesha’s Groundwater Levels Rising, Not Falling
City’s case for diverting Great Lakes Water appears significantly weakened.
Oil Rupture in Line 5 Pipeline in Mackinac Straits Would Be A Mammoth Mess
University of Michigan study provides online video scenarios of fast and expansive movement of oil in two Great Lakes. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Water Center Researchers used computer simulations to study how an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac would behave. A crude oil pipeline that transports up to 23 million gallons […]
