Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
November 8, 2022. The conservative government in Ontario is pushing for changes to the province’s wetlands policy that would loosen protections for “provincially significant wetlands.”. “If Even though the government wants to offset losses by building replacement wetlands, ecologists say that it’s not a one-to-one trade.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. Though vivid, the shark metaphor is an inadequate frame for some of 2022’s defining water stories. Brett Walton.
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 17, 2023
The bill maintained the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds at 2022 spending levels. The post Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects appeared first on Circle of Blue. These low-interest loan funds are two primary sources of federal funding for water infrastructure. billion, while the Drinking Water SRF is $1.1
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 3, 2022
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 3, 2022. Municipal drinking water failures like the crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, are also threats to government legitimacy. So to drink tap water is to trust government,” Teodoro says. “To Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. Water is provided primarily by publicly operated utilities.
Circle of Blue
MAY 9, 2022
Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services. Getting enough money from the state and federal governments to help maintain city services has become a struggle for many Michigan municipalities. By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio – May 9, 2022.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Environmental Defence, represented by Ecojustice, submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in late 2022 to find out what kind of influence developers had on the Ontario Cabinet and Premier in its Greenbelt decision. The government is now under criminal investigation by the RCMP.
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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