KEY POINTS A warming climate is increasing the risk to water infrastructure. The U.S. recorded a record number of billion-dollar weather disasters in the last three years. Weather hazards, combined wi...

Join the Great Lakes News Collaborative for a LIVE conversation about the state of the blue economy in the Great Lakes region. Great Lakes Now host Anna Sysling will moderate a panel of journalists di...

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, communities in western North Carolina still see evidence of the storm's destruction. For many, the biggest problem remains finding an affordable place to live.

● Justices rule unanimously that environmental reviews can be limited to the project at hand and not its implications. ● Army Corps publishes a draft environmental review for the Line 5 oil pipeline t...

From boil-water advisories to direct infrastructure damage, findings underscore the need for equitable and resilient recovery

Explore Circle of Blue's coverage of the Great Lakes Blue Economy—how water tech, infrastructure, and innovation are reshaping the region’s sustainable future.

Louisiana’s reliance on the Mississippi means the mighty river can take away as much as it gives – and both the state and the nation are reaching a moment of reckoning. “The river’s constantly trying...

Oil and gas companies have used billions of gallons of Rio Grande and Pecos River water for drilling in the past four years, according to an exclusive Inside Climate News analysis.

Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals.

What a difference a month makes. The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir on the Colorado River, was already meager. Now, after a dry April, it’s ev...

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Under a 40-year-old law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture can withhold subsidies, like crop insurance and disaster payments, from farmers who clear, drain or convert wetlands. A company that owns fa...

The Rundown EPA releases draft health risk assessment for two PFAS in biosolids. EPA publishes final toxicity review for inorganic arsenic, a naturally occurring drinking water contaminant. USGS releases study on water supply and demand in the Lower 48 states. EPA evaluates environmental impact of federal biofuels mandate. New study assesses potential for floating solar […]

The Rundown EPA publishes a report on drinking water affordability and a status update on the health of the nation’s wetlands. Congress funds the federal government and includes $100 billion for disas...

Examining recent trends in the racial disparity gap in tap water consumption: NHANES 2011–2018 - Volume 25 Issue 2

As a deadline nears to push a water settlement through the lame-duck Congress, tribal leaders worked to sway states on the upper Colorado River.

With new houses using 30% less water, Sterling Ranch asked Douglas County for tighter household water limits.

Climate shocks can lead to violent disruptions.