Water
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AfricaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWater
Cape Town Approaches ‘Day Zero’ as World’s Dry Regions Face 100-Fold Increase in Drought Risk
If greenhouse gas emissions keep rising at their current pace, Cape Town faces the very real risk of seeing another “Day Zero”—a drought so ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryPetrochemicals & PlasticsUnited StatesWater
Army Corps Halts Permit for Multi-Billion-Dollar Petrochemical Complex in Louisiana
Public and climate health received a two-handed boost in Louisiana last week with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pressing pause on a proposed ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyUnited StatesWater
Lawsuit Calls for Duke Energy, Not North Carolina Ratepayers, to Fund Coal Ash Cleanup
North Carolina-based Duke Energy is pushing for permission from the state’s utility commission to impose rate increases to cover the US$9 billion it will ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresInternational Security & WarJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited StatesWater
U.S.–Mexico Water Rights Standoff Kills Protester, Points to Risk of Future Climate Conflict
The climate crisis is exacerbating long-standing tensions over water rights between Mexico and the United States—tensions that exploded last month to lethal effect when ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationCoalEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsWater
Alberta Government Lays Out Welcome Mat for Australian Coal Mining Interests
The Jason Kenney government in Alberta has laid down the red carpet for heavyweight Australian mining interests that want to bring mountaintop removal coal ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInsurance & LiabilityInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
Insurer Warns of Ecosystem Collapse in One-Fifth of Countries, Imperiling $42 Trillion in Global GDP
A new report from insurance giant Swiss Re Group warns that more than half of global GDP—totalling US$42 trillion—is in peril, as climate change ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDrought, Famine & WildfiresFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited StatesWater
Navajo Ranchers Endure in the Face of Relentless Drought
Navajo Nation ranchers in the southwestern United States are holding resolute in their work despite two decades of drought, centuries of abused or broken ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited StatesWater
Review Finds Michigan Underwater Pipeline Tunnel Plan ‘Riddled with Hazards’
Enbridge’s plans to build a pipeline tunnel to carry oil beneath a waterway linking Lake Michigan to Lake Huron are below industry standard and ... -
AsiaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsWater
Risk of Sudden Floods Widens as Increasing Meltwater Swells Glacial Lakes
Researchers have recorded explosive growth in glacial lakes across the world over the past three decades—with climate change as a key driver. And as ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Budget Cut for Tar Sands/Oil Sands Monitoring Raises Health Concerns for Nearby First Nations
Indigenous communities in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories say they’re losing faith in federal and provincial environmental monitoring in the tar sands/oil sands, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportUnited StatesWater
Dakota Access Pipeline Dodges Immediate Shutdown, Still Faces Environmental Review
The owner of the Dakota Access pipeline has dodged an order to immediately shut down operations, but will still have to undergo a full ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
Twitter Storm Greets Wilkinson Defence After Pandemic Produces 25% Cut in Tar Sands/Oil Sands Monitoring
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pushing back on Twitter—and receiving a small Twitter storm in return—after The Canadian Press reported a ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasWater
Decaying Tanker off Yemeni Coast a Human and Marine Disaster in Waiting
As a rusty, crude-filled oil tanker moulders off the coast of Yemen, the health and well-being of 1.6 million Yemenis—and of the country’s marine ... -
BioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHydropowerSolarSub-National GovernmentsWaterWind
David Suzuki Foundation Fellow Brings Power to the People
A member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, Melina Laboucan-Massimo has a master’s degree in Indigenous governance and is the founder of Lubicon Solar ... -
BrazilDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingUnited StatesWater
Drought Forces Puerto Rico to Limit Water Access During Pandemic Response
Still far from recovered from its ravaging by Hurricane María in 2017, Puerto Rico is now struggling under drought conditions, with water woes made ...
