Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 9, 2023
It turns out that we don’t actually know current food insecurity levels—at least not based on federal government sources. The federal government only reports food insecurity data once a year, but new research shows that if people are asked about food insecurity on a monthly basis, the rates go up by one-third.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Groundwater has not been governed like surface water has. But there are few treaties that govern how groundwater is apportioned. According to policy experts, though, there is some hesitation at the local and national levels, because public officials are wary of ceding control to regional governing bodies.
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 24, 2022
The study also found that in 2019, customers without a water meter, paid an average of $500 more per year for water than metered customers. Since December 2020, the federal government has allocated over a billion dollars for water debt relief, but due to administrative hurdles that money has been slow to reach families in need.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 23, 2022
By Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue – August 23, 2022. An Arizona agricultural coalition proposes the federal government pay farmers to conserve water. While these cuts were previously agreed to in the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan and 2007 Interim Guidelines, Reclamation has not announced a concrete deadline for the reductions.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 27, 2024
New analysis from Environmental Defence reveals that despite federal government promises, funding to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries remains high Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – New analysis released today by Environmental Defence reveals Canada’s federal government provided at least $18.6
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 23, 2022
Under the voluntary agreement signed in 2019 that governs the cuts, no other basin state is required to limit its withdrawals. Camille Touton, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, told the states in June that unless they acted, the federal government would “protect the system” and apply its own remedy.
Circle of Blue
JULY 26, 2022
In Australia, a scathing new government report shows profound environmental deterioration over the past five years. The report says that despite restoration efforts, water levels in the Murray-Darling Basin dropped to all-time lows in 2019. The post What’s Up With Water — July 26, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.
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