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Circle of Blue WaterNews

Circle Of Bluewww.circleofblue.org
Founded in 2000 by leading journalists and scientists, Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises. With an intense focus on water and its relationships to food, energy, and health, Circle of Blue has created a breakthrough model of front-line reporting, data collection, design, and convening that has evolved with the world’s need to spur new methodology in science, collaboration, innovation, and response. To document emerging and recognized crises, Circle of Blue collaborates with leading scientists and data experts. Through its partnerships, Circle of Blue then dispatches top journalists to map and define the region where the change is occurring. Making connections from localized occurrences to global trends, Circle of Blue publishes these reports online — free of charge — to inform academics, governments, and the general public, catalyzing participation across disciplines, regions, and cultures.
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Episodes

Speaking of Water - High Cost of Cheap Water - WWF Report

What is the value of water? It's an age-old riddle vexed by complexity and complacency. But what is the true value of functioning freshwater ecosystems, and what's at stake without them? Stuart Orr, WWF's freshwater practice leader, speaks with Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Senior Reporter, about the provocative new report, "The High Cost of Cheap Water."

Oct 16, 202314 min

What's Up With Water - April 4, 2023

Canadian leaders are moving to direct more resources toward protecting and managing the nation’s water. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the first step, pledging to spend $420 million Canadian dollars a year over the next decade to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. In Somalia, record-setting drought has caused the death of some 43,000 people, according to a new report from the United Nations. About half the dead were children under the age of five.

Apr 05, 20234 min

What's Up WIth Water - March 21, 2023

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” - your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit that could change water use patterns in the drying Colorado River basin. The Navajo Nation claims that the federal government has failed in its legal duty to ensure sufficient water for the tribe. That includes claims to water from the Colorado River, which is adjacent to the Navajo reservation. The lawsuit a...

Mar 21, 20235 min

What's Up With Water February 14, 2023

What’s Up With Water - your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. A new report from the United Nations highlights the environmental factors that produce deadly, drug-resistant pathogens. In Australia, the government has refused to allow a pair of open-pit coal mines because of their potential to harm to local sources of fresh water and damage the Great Barrier Reef. In the United States, the largest city in Ohio is taking a low-carbon approach to protect its water supply sy...

Feb 16, 20236 min

What's Up With Water - November 8, 2022

Diplomats, business leaders, and environmental advocates have gathered in Egypt for two weeks of international climate talks. As climate change fuels extreme weather, children are bearing devastating impacts. In the United States, the iconic Mississippi River has fallen to near-record lows, and a group of Mayors in the river basin is seeking federal assistance.

Nov 08, 20225 min

Speaking Of Water - Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

Brett Walton sits down with chief correspondent Keith Schneider to discuss key findings from "Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms,” Circle of Blue’s trail-blazing report on causes, impediments, and cures for harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes region.

Sep 27, 202226 min
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