Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
Jun 18, 2019 · 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 2010. Reporter Brett Walton discusses financial trends that affect water bills for tens of millions of U.S. households. Circle of Blue. Speaking Of Water – The Price of Water 2019 – Brett Walton. 1.8K.
Water Scarcity in India - Circle of Blue
Dec 4, 2018 · In this special report, building on years of on-the-ground coverage, Circle of Blue reveals how a nation of 1.3 billion people, by failing to protect its water, is courting disease and economic hardship as well as social upheaval. Hand in hand with the groundwater depletion and contamination, is a food supply “toxic time bomb” of global ...
Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
Sep 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.
WaterNews - Circle of Blue
The Stream, October 16, 2024: Just One-Third of Europe’s Surface Waters Are in Good Health, New Report Shows. According to a new report, roughly one-third of Europe’s surface waters are in good health or better, falling well short of now-outdated European Union targets.
Map: The Shrinking Ogallala Aquifer - Circle of Blue
For a few counties on the aquifer’s margin, wells are already spitting dust. Map: The Shrinking Ogallala Aquifer Click image to enlarge. This map was created by graphic designer Erin Aigner, with research assistance from Brett Walton of Circle of Blue. Choke Point: Index is an investigation into the precarious condition of water in America ...
Circle of Blue | Water Reporting, Data & Convening
6 days ago · The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise. No one is better positioned to deliver groundbreaking knowledge on the critical ...
Price of Water 2019: Even Without Federal ... - Circle of Blue
Jun 18, 2019 · Average price of water in 30 large cities showed smallest annual increase since 2010, survey finds. By Brett Walton Circle of Blue. In the third year of the Trump administration, Congress and the White House have repeatedly discussed a multi-trillion dollar investment in the country’s roads, dams, levees, telecommunication networks, power grids, drinking water pipes, and sewage treatment plants.
California Mobile Home Park Residents Face Barriers to Clean Water
Oct 13, 2017 · In its 2015 drinking water plan, the State Water Board recommended developing, along with the Department of Housing and Community Development, a strategy to address drinking water quality in mobile home parks. No strategy has been published, Andrew DiLuccia, a State Water Board spokesman, told Circle of Blue. Because staff in the drinking water ...
Great Lakes Region Pivots From Fossil Fuels - Circle of Blue
Sep 6, 2016 · Ontario phased out coal completely, and three Great Lakes States — Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana — cut their coal consumption by 49 percent, 44 percent, and 37 percent, some of the biggest drops nationwide, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The trend persists across the region.
U.S. Hydropower Grows By Going Small - Circle of Blue
Aug 16, 2016 · Hydropower expansion relies on improving existing dams. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Change is coming for the 90-year-old Point Marion Lock and Dam, change that could signal a new direction for America’s water and power infrastructure. More than a decade ago a steady flow of barges passed through Point Marion, on the Monongahela River […]