Compare and contrast: Federal Spending for Flood Adaptations
Congressional Budget Office New “Federal Spending for Flood Adaptations” report. Highlights: 1) Last 10 yrs, US flood damage averaged $46 B/yr rising 25-33% by 2050. 2) Households and the feds […]
Compare and contrast: Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake
The Guardian Boiling water advisories and water conservation orders are in place in counties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. More than 160 boil water advisories were in effect in […]
Compare and contrast: Hurricane Helene Lays Bare the Growing Threat of Inland Flooding
Inside Climate News Climate change is causing more severe tropical storms, which can inundate communities hundreds of miles from the coast. Click here to read the story. Click the […]
Compare and contrast: Floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Vienna might have found an answer
The Guardian The reason the city escaped the worst of the floods is because of human engineering and political foresight dating back to the 1960s, which emerged in response to […]
Compare and contrast: EPA’s drinking water limits for PFAS are under threat – and that’s nothing new
The Guardian Utilities have successfully helped kill, delay or weaken virtually all proposed limits on toxic substances like lead, the rocket fuel perchlorate, and carcinogenic disinfectants. Click here to […]
Compare and contrast: Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption
Science Daily As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more challenging. A new analysis shows how water systems, […]
Compare and contrast: On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth
Yale Environment 360 Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds – and […]
Compare and contrast: Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
Inside Climate News The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030 – a problem more […]
Compare and contrast: Calls for failing English water firms to be taken over using special administration
The Guardian Triggering special administration would put Thames and other failing companies in government control, removing company directors and ending the dividends paid to shareholders. The companies could then be […]
Compare and contrast: Watch water form out of thin air
Science Daily Palladium, a rare metallic element, can rapidly generate water from hydrogen and oxygen. Researchers witnessed this process at the nanoscale for the first time with an electron microscope. […]