Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
WEBSep 30, 2020 · The act authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to set national standards for contaminants in drinking water. The EPA has since developed standards for 91 contaminants, a medley of undesirable intruders that range from arsenic and nitrate to lead, copper and volatile organic chemicals like benzene.
Border Wall Concerns in Lower Rio Grande Valley Diminished By …
WEBAugust 24, 2020. By Keith Schneider. Circle of Blue. McALLEN, TX – Before it turns right and heads straight north to the Dakotas, US 281 spends its first 46 miles close to the Rio Grande in South Texas. The two-lane highway slips out of downtown Brownsville and bends west through a Lower Rio Grande Valley landscape renowned in Texas for ...
Concrete River - Circle of Blue
WEBJul 26, 2022 · A dead bird lies on the slanted pavement, its neck twisted in the shape of an ‘S’. In the distance, a lone man makes his way across a slippery concrete riverbed, now coated in algae. Occasionally, a piece of trash floats downstream, slowly advancing toward the Pacific. A pair of Canada geese pick through the trash, looking for food.
The Future of Lake Superior with Climate Disruption
WEBFeb 23, 2021 · The Great Lakes are warming. For the coldest and largest of the lakes, Lake Superior, that could mean a lot of changes. Researchers are still sorting out what the future might be, but a lot of it doesn’t look good. One of the changes Silet is worried about is the volatility of the lake levels.
After More Than Two Decades, Landmark New York City …
WEBAug 13, 2020 · By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. A groundbreaking, multibillion-dollar watershed protection plan launched more than two decades ago by New York City and rural partners sufficiently protects the city’s drinking water supply from contamination, according to the findings of an expert panel.. Since 1997, New York City has spent some $2.5 billion on ecosystem protection in the Catskill and ...
West Virginia Confronts Maryland Over Potomac River Authority
WEBNov 11, 2016 · Maryland’s control over the Potomac is the source of potential legal action by West Virginia. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. In yet another sign that securing adequate water supplies is a political imperative in the eastern United States, West Virginia officials have threatened legal action against Maryland over the Potomac River.
HotSpots H2O: Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash Is ... - Circle of Blue
WEBJul 12, 2021 · Over 3 million people are feeling the effects of a hydrological vanishing act: the shrinking of Lake Balkhash into a dehydrated landscape.
Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 18, 2019 · Water Pricing - Circle of Blue. 2010-2019 water rates data from 30 major U.S. cities. The interactive graphs show average monthly residential water prices for three levels of consumption and the annual percent change. Circle of Blue’s annual survey of water rates in 30 U.S. cities found the slowest rate of increase since the survey began in …
Two Hurricanes, Two Floods: North Carolina Town Fights To Stay …
WEBJun 5, 2019 · Tornadoes swept away rural communities from Alabama to Indiana. Last summer a wildfire killed 85 people in Paradise, California and destroyed the town. Weeks earlier another wildfire destroyed a third of Redding, California and killed eight people. Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches on Galveston and Harris counties in Texas in August 2017.
In Alaska, Climate Research Struggles to Incorporate Indigenous ...
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Researchers from Alaska to the Great Lakes are working to bridge the disconnect between policy and Indigenous populations through finding a place for traditional ecological knowledge in science. By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue — May 19, 2021. Tribal communities are often the first affected by climate change.
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