Water & Oceans

"As The Rest Of World Tackles Plastics Disposal, The U.S. Resists"

"In an expansion of the U.N.’s 1989 Basel Convention, amendments to the international protocol on the shipment of hazardous waste were revised to include plastics in 2021, with nations currently figuring out how to implement the agreement."

Source: Mongabay, 05/18/2021

Amid Drought Crisis, Some Ranchers Restore Grasslands to Reserve Water

"It’s calving season and all across the West ranchers are watching the sizes of their herds grow. It’s also the beginning of a new season on most ranches, but in the midst of a historic, persistent drought, a growing herd brings difficult questions."

Source: Civil Eats, 05/18/2021

Worsening Algae Bloom On Lake Okeechobee Threatens Coasts Again

"The scene at Pahokee marina on Lake Okeechobee last week was a warning sign: A thick mat of algae in various shades of green, brown, gray and fluorescent blue covered the area around boat slips. In some spots, the gunk was so dense it stuck out 2 inches above the water."

Source: Miami Herald, 05/18/2021
June 14, 2021 to June 16, 2021

Chemical Toxicants in Water: A GeoHealth Perspective in the Context of Climate Change

Northern Arizona University​'s Center for Health Equity Research invites you to their virtual workshop featuring nine distinguished speakers across three themes: Chemicals of Emerging Concern, Arsenic in Water Resources, Intersection between Chemical Pollution and Climate Change. Noon.-3:00 p.m. ET each day.

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Emails Show Mining Industry, Home-Builders Shaped Arizona Water Bill

"Newly released emails reveal that lawyers and lobbyists for mining companies, developers and the agriculture industry had a hand behind the scenes in shaping Arizona’s newly adopted law on clean-water rules for rivers and streams."

Source: Arizona Republic, 05/14/2021

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