Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBJun 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.
Flint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue
WEBFlint Water Crisis - Circle of Blue. In April 2014, an ill-fated decision to switch water sources triggered a series of governance and infrastructure failures that contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan’s seventh largest city, with high levels of lead. For residents of Flint, whose concerns about water quality went unaddressed for ...
Water Scarcity in India - Circle of Blue
WEBDec 4, 2018 · The country that pumps more groundwater than any other has reached a water supply and food safety reckoning that threatens to upend political and economic stability, and long-term public health. In this special report, building on years of on-the-ground coverage, Circle of Blue reveals how a nation …
Infographic: America's Septic Systems - Circle of Blue
WEBOct 16, 2015 · Infographic: America’s Septic Systems. Nearly one-fifth of U.S. households are not connected to a public sewer. More than 21 million households in the United States use septic systems — not a public sewer — to trap and filter their toilet waste. The underground tanks are most common in rural areas, especially in …
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.
HotSpots H2O: New UN Report Details Global Progress ... - Circle …
WEBJun 24, 2019 · A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) finds that 2.2 billion people, more than a quarter of the global population, live far below contemporary standards for safe water and sanitation.
Toxic Cyanobacteria Choke Water Systems Around California’s …
WEBMay 4, 2021 · The entire project is a response to the severe drought year of 2014, when lake levels plunged and the cyanobacteria grew from a nuisance to a threat, a situation that is poised to reemerge in the months ahead. California just experienced its third driest winter on record. Clear Lake is near the lows from 2014.
Team Members - Circle of Blue
WEBKeith manages story development for Circle of Blue. As senior editor and chief correspondent for our Global Choke Point project, Keith has reported on the intensifying confrontation between water, food, and energy from six continents. Keith holds a BA from Haverford College, and he is a nationally known journalist, online communications specialist, and environmental policy expert.
HotSpots H2O: Following Hurricanes, Water Insecurity Spikes in ...
WEBMar 22, 2021 · Hurricane Eta landed in Nicaragua in early November, destroying coastline, infrastructure, and causing 210 fatalities across Central America. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Iota slammed into Nicaragua, flooding areas of the country that were still recovering from Eta. Nicaraguan Indigenous communities, such as …
Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms - Circle of Blue
WEBSep 8, 2022 · By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 8, 2022 First of a six-part series. TOLEDO — Just as Great Lakes scientists anticipated, the first blue-green swirls of a mammoth toxic algae bloom surfaced in mid-July in the nearshore waters of Lake Erie, between Monroe, Michigan, and this Ohio port city of 275,000.