Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
Jun 18, 2019 · 2010-2018 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 | Water Reporting, Data & Convening
Nov 27, 2024 · A powerful, overnight rainstorm in central Bosnia and Herzegovina has caused the country’s ‘worst flooding in years.’ River flows around the world fell to all-time lows last year, according to a new United Nations report. The amount of moss and plant life on Antarctica has increased tenfold over the past 40 years, as sea ice and snow continue to …
U.S. Movement to Limit CAFO Pollution Emboldened by Michigan …
Aug 13, 2024 · By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – August 13, 2024. A recent state court decision could transform how animal agriculture is regulated in Michigan, and potentially influence how other state and federal regulators oversee the industry’s mammoth waste stream, according to environmental lawyers and activists.. The optimism from environmental advocates comes after the Michigan Supreme Court ...
The Stream, September 18, 2024: Deadly Dam Break and Extensive …
Sep 18, 2024 · YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN . Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, made landfall this week, dropping torrential rains and spurring mass evacuations.; In North Carolina, a one-in-1,000 year deluge dropped nearly two feet of rain in less than a day on communities along the Atlantic coast.; The population of frankincense trees — overtapped to meet global demand and burdened ...
Huge Organic Farm In Iowa Thrives Without Chemicals
Nov 20, 2024 · An invitation to other farmers to increase profits and limit water pollution. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – November 20, 2024 WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water ought to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear Creek Acres in northern Iowa.
Brackish Groundwater Is No Easy Water Solution for Arizona
Nov 19, 2024 · The numbers are so vast, so enticing that they tantalize like a desert oasis. Deep below the surface in Arizona – roughly a quarter mile underground – sit large volumes of water that are less salty than the ocean, but not easily used.
Water Depletion: A Pivotal Concern In Mexico’s 2024 Election
Feb 7, 2024 · By Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue – February 7, 2024 Serious drought and poor water management in Mexico is forcing millions of people all over the country to ration or recycle water for drinking and bathing. Of the country’s 32 states, 30 are experiencing dire water shortages, leading to big street protests. Though access to […]
Refresh - Circle of Blue
Jan 26, 2023 · Refresh. A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. This series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years.
Environmental Groups Face Off With EPA to Control Manure …
Sep 14, 2024 · By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue September 14, 2024 – updated on October 15, 2024. For the third time in two decades the Environmental Protection Agency appeared in federal Appellate Court this week to defend its admittedly flawed approach to regulating the billions of pounds of manure running off into the nation’s waters …
Giant Storms, Growing Stronger, Inundate an Unprepared Planet
Oct 3, 2024 · Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States. He also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news.He is the winner of two Society of Environmental Journalists reporting awards, one of the top honors in American environmental journalism: first place for explanatory reporting ...