Recent Water Related News
This post was written by whitey on June 2, 2010
Posted Under: RECENT NEWS
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The Stream, May 18: Climate Change Will Affect U.S. Water Availability
by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
18 May 2012 at 12:00pm
Water levels on the flooding Rio Negro in Brazil have reached 29.78 meters, the highest in a century, prompting 53 cities to declare a state of emergency, Xinhua reported. India could see its first commercial shale gas production in four years, Bloomberg News reported. Companies are waiting for further data analysis and government policy before [...]
Water Shortages Trickle Down the Rio Grande
by Brett Walton
17 May 2012 at 8:32pm
Groundwater is a proven crutch for dry times, but how much weight can it hold? A few weeks ago, I wrote about how groundwater withdrawals have rescued farmers in southern New Mexico from scant surface water from the Rio Grande. Thanks to consecutive subpar snow seasons in the Rockies, the eponymous reservoir that serves Elephant [...]
Burdens of Extraction ? The Growing Coal Mining Industry in Australia?s Hunte…
by Aaron Jaffe
17 May 2012 at 8:10pm
Farmers and small town residents grapple with the pressures of an unprecedented expansion in coal mining. Photo © Aaron Jaffe / Circle of Blue Since transitioning into a new global hydrocarbon center, the Hunter Valley region ? which also boasts some of Australia’s best wine valleys ? has become a competitive battlefield for laborers. John [...]
The Stream, May 17: Finland?s Mining Boom
by Nadya Ivanova
17 May 2012 at 11:41am
More frequent and more severe floods, or what some farmers call “climate chaos,” are forcing food growers in upstate New York to stop planting in fertile flood plains, Inside Climate News reported. Finland?s environmental regulators will toughen rules for mining companies amid growing evidence about environmental damage from the country’s recent mining boom, Bloomberg reported. [...]
Endangered Rivers and Success Stories
by Brett Walton
17 May 2012 at 10:00am
Leavening the imperiled areas from the latest “Endangered Rivers” report with a few bright spots. On Tuesday, the U.S. conservation group American Rivers released its annual list of the nation?s most endangered rivers. For nearly three decades, the organization has identified 10 significant waterways each year that face a crucial development, regulatory, or legal decision. [...]
The Stream, May 16: How Satisfactory Is World Water Quality?
by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
16 May 2012 at 12:00pm
A new poll from Gallup asked people in 140 countries how satisfied they were with their air and water quality. The results, which you can find here, show that those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are least satisfied with their water. Engineers have unveiled a way to clean water without using filters that [...]
The Stream, May 15: America?s Most Endangered Rivers
by Nadya Ivanova
15 May 2012 at 4:32pm
The Potomac River is the most endangered river in the United States, according to a new report by the environmental group American Rivers. The annual list of U.S. rivers at risk includes streams in virtually every region of the country. Several are threatened by the same types of activities: energy development or dam- and reservoir-building, [...]
Defining Water Data
by Circle of Blue
14 May 2012 at 9:31pm
Circle of Blue intern Varun Mangla summarizes the first two weeks of the summer he plans to spend with us. I’ve spent two weeks with Circle of Blue as a new data intern for the summer. I just finished my junior year at the University of Michigan in the chemical engineering department, which is where [...]
Map: 2012 Water Prices in 30 Major U.S. Cities
by Circle of Blue
14 May 2012 at 9:12pm
The price that Americans pay for water is rising faster than the cost of any other utility service in the United States ? be it gas, electricity, or telephone charges.
The Stream, May 14: NASA Scientist Links Specific Weather Events to Climate C…
by Nadya Ivanova
14 May 2012 at 11:45am
Drinking water is safe to consume in the small Pennsylvania town of Dimock, where residents complained about hydraulic fracturing, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Meanwhile, this Reuters analysis shows that insurers find it tough to price the risk from hydraulic fracturing. A NASA scientist has for the first time tied specific weather events, [...]
Posted Under: RECENT NEWS
by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
18 May 2012 at 12:00pm
Water levels on the flooding Rio Negro in Brazil have reached 29.78 meters, the highest in a century, prompting 53 cities to declare a state of emergency, Xinhua reported. India could see its first commercial shale gas production in four years, Bloomberg News reported. Companies are waiting for further data analysis and government policy before [...]
Water Shortages Trickle Down the Rio Grande
by Brett Walton
17 May 2012 at 8:32pm
Groundwater is a proven crutch for dry times, but how much weight can it hold? A few weeks ago, I wrote about how groundwater withdrawals have rescued farmers in southern New Mexico from scant surface water from the Rio Grande. Thanks to consecutive subpar snow seasons in the Rockies, the eponymous reservoir that serves Elephant [...]
Burdens of Extraction ? The Growing Coal Mining Industry in Australia?s Hunte…
by Aaron Jaffe
17 May 2012 at 8:10pm
Farmers and small town residents grapple with the pressures of an unprecedented expansion in coal mining. Photo © Aaron Jaffe / Circle of Blue Since transitioning into a new global hydrocarbon center, the Hunter Valley region ? which also boasts some of Australia’s best wine valleys ? has become a competitive battlefield for laborers. John [...]
The Stream, May 17: Finland?s Mining Boom
by Nadya Ivanova
17 May 2012 at 11:41am
More frequent and more severe floods, or what some farmers call “climate chaos,” are forcing food growers in upstate New York to stop planting in fertile flood plains, Inside Climate News reported. Finland?s environmental regulators will toughen rules for mining companies amid growing evidence about environmental damage from the country’s recent mining boom, Bloomberg reported. [...]
Endangered Rivers and Success Stories
by Brett Walton
17 May 2012 at 10:00am
Leavening the imperiled areas from the latest “Endangered Rivers” report with a few bright spots. On Tuesday, the U.S. conservation group American Rivers released its annual list of the nation?s most endangered rivers. For nearly three decades, the organization has identified 10 significant waterways each year that face a crucial development, regulatory, or legal decision. [...]
The Stream, May 16: How Satisfactory Is World Water Quality?
by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
16 May 2012 at 12:00pm
A new poll from Gallup asked people in 140 countries how satisfied they were with their air and water quality. The results, which you can find here, show that those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are least satisfied with their water. Engineers have unveiled a way to clean water without using filters that [...]
The Stream, May 15: America?s Most Endangered Rivers
by Nadya Ivanova
15 May 2012 at 4:32pm
The Potomac River is the most endangered river in the United States, according to a new report by the environmental group American Rivers. The annual list of U.S. rivers at risk includes streams in virtually every region of the country. Several are threatened by the same types of activities: energy development or dam- and reservoir-building, [...]
Defining Water Data
by Circle of Blue
14 May 2012 at 9:31pm
Circle of Blue intern Varun Mangla summarizes the first two weeks of the summer he plans to spend with us. I’ve spent two weeks with Circle of Blue as a new data intern for the summer. I just finished my junior year at the University of Michigan in the chemical engineering department, which is where [...]
Map: 2012 Water Prices in 30 Major U.S. Cities
by Circle of Blue
14 May 2012 at 9:12pm
The price that Americans pay for water is rising faster than the cost of any other utility service in the United States ? be it gas, electricity, or telephone charges.
The Stream, May 14: NASA Scientist Links Specific Weather Events to Climate C…
by Nadya Ivanova
14 May 2012 at 11:45am
Drinking water is safe to consume in the small Pennsylvania town of Dimock, where residents complained about hydraulic fracturing, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Meanwhile, this Reuters analysis shows that insurers find it tough to price the risk from hydraulic fracturing. A NASA scientist has for the first time tied specific weather events, [...]
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