Water Pricing - Circle of Blue
WEBMay 5, 2017 · 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.
Circle of Blue | Water Reporting, Data & Convening
WEBGlobal Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise. Our intense focus on water and its relationships to food, energy, & health has created a new model of front-line reporting, data collection, and convening.
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 …
About Circle of Blue - Circle of Blue
WEBCircle of Blue unites classic journalism, data literacy and transformative connectivity. Its visionary work across the Great Lakes, U.S., China, Australia, Mexico, India and the Middle East earned the Rockefeller Centennial Innovation Award. Circle of Blue meets the demand for information and collaboration in the challenge of the century: water.
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.
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.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S ...
WEBApr 26, 2010 · The effect of the crossing trends is less severe in Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee, where municipal water is supplied by the lakes and prices range from $24.12 to $28.36. “The reason why rates are so low in the Great Lakes region is proximity to abundant water,” said Nick Schroeck, executive director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law ...
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 ...
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.
The Stream - Circle of Blue
WEBThe country lost an estimated $10 billion from the weather in July alone, which saw six million acres of farmland damaged. “The distribution of water is historically uneven in the country,” the Times reports, “leaving the south prone to floods and the north vulnerable to drought in the heat of summer.”. Vegetable prices have surged ...
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