"Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead In Somalia Drought Last Year"
"A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old."
Source: AP, 03/21/2023
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"China's Mekong Dams Turn Thai Fishing Villages Into 'Ghost Towns'"
"From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village in northern Thailand, gathering river weed to sell and cook at home."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/21/2023
"Judge Halts Biden Administration Waters Rule in Texas, Idaho"
"A federal court judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s waters of the US, or WOTUS, rule late Sunday. The injunction applies only to Texas and Idaho. The 2023 WOTUS rule takes effect Monday in the rest of the country and determines which waters and wetlands receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/21/2023
Why the 2023 Farm Bill Will Actually Be an Environmental Story — and a Huge One
A massive farm bill soon to emerge for debate in Congress will have enormous implications for the environment beat, affecting natural resources, environmental health and climate, not to mention food production and public health. Backgrounder lays out some of the key issues expected to be taken up in the twice-a-decade measure and provides resources for ongoing coverage.
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"Farmers Wary Of Proposal To Save Colorado River Water"
"Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California's Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to save water and use it more efficiently. That's why he's installed water sensors and monitors to prevent waste on nearly two-thirds of his 3,000 acres."
Source: AP, 03/17/2023
"Scientists Warn Of ‘Phosphogeddon’ As Critical Fertiliser Shortages Loom"
"Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis".
Source: Guardian, 03/14/2023
"Ukraine War’s Environmental Toll Will Devastate Lives For Decades"
"Gregoriy Sidorenko watched in disbelief as the Russian cruise missile slammed into storage tank number four at the oil depot here, sending enormous plumes of black smoke overhead and sparking a massive fire that would last roughly 16 hours. More than 1 million gallons of oil from eight incinerated tanks seeped into the soil, raising concerns about potential contamination at a nearby drinking water reservoir in this industrial city about 200 miles south of Kyiv."
Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2023
Tracing Humanity’s Longtime Urge To Manage Moving Water
When humans began to put down roots, we also started to forge what Giulio Boccaletti calls a “social contract” with water. In his new book, “Water: A Biography,” the London-based scientist explores that relationship through a long historical lens. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson reviews the volume and finds that political ambitions and economic development are central to the story.
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"House GOP Votes To Overturn Biden Rule On Water Protections"
"The House on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business."
Source: AP, 03/10/2023
"Cattle Country Fends Off Climate Villain Label"
"Farmers like Marcella Warner Holman and the companies that deal in beef are experiencing a mix of defensiveness, anger and guarded optimism as they chart a course for survival in a world that’s often telling people to eat less meat or none at all. So far, they say, the messaging war hasn’t shaken Americans’ appetite for steak and burgers — but it’s frustrating nonetheless."
Source: E&E News, 03/08/2023
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