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What We’re Reading President Trump wants to expand hard rock mining on federal lands. A March 20 executive order calls for increasing new mining for uranium, copper, potash, gold, and any other “critical minerals” on the more than 400 million acres of...

Overview: Trump’s Forest Management Plan: His executive orders aim to boost logging on federal lands, increase tariffs on Canadian lumber, and expedite timber approvals to reduce wildfire risks and support the timber industry. Environmental Concerns vs.

● In a 5-4 vote, the?U.S.?Supreme Court narrowed the EPA’s ability to limit sewage discharge by wastewater permit holders. ● El Paso, Texas,?has broken ground on a new purification facility that aims to convert 10 million gallons of wastewater into...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One of the research and development initiatives that the Trump administration has apparently left untouched is the Energy Department’s $8 billion program to encourage development of? “hydrogen hubs” to...

Readers of Circle of Blue know well that industrial agriculture is the largest source of water pollution in the United States. Fertilizer draining from farmland and manure pouring out of factory poultry, hog, cattle, and dairy operations generate more...

GLOBAL RUNDOWN — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor The Lead For decades, India’s leaders have talked about a grandiose scheme to re-plumb the nation’s rivers and move water from areas of supposed surplus to areas of deficit. The first such...

By?Gary Wilson In 2024 when Donald Trump as a presidential candidate proposed piping water from British Columbia, Canada to California, his statement was largely dismissed as campaign rhetoric. Once he was elected, Canadians started paying attention...

Water is the tip of the spear for many of the world’s greatest challenges. Yet the water sector faces a “disorganizational emergency” where recent existential events are overtaking the ability to respond. Spain is on track to become the first desert...

Overview: EPA Rollbacks Endanger Public Health & Environment: Under Lee Zeldin, the EPA is slashing regulations, cutting its budget by 65%, and dismantling its scientific research office, increasing pollution risks. Environmental Protections Drive...

Introducing the Blue Planet Report, a new quarterly feature unveiling the biggest water stories and trends shaping the world today. In the latest Circle of Blue Quarterly Review, Brett Walton explores the global impact of President Trump's policies on both foreign and domestic water issues. From the freeze on U.S. foreign aid jeopardizing life-saving projects in conflict zones like Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, to misguided water management strategies at home, his administration is shaping a tumultuous period for water security worldwide. Key issues include: ? The risk of waterborne diseases in conflict areas due to damaged infrastructure ? Trump’s controversial water releases in California ? State-level water crises and the debate over sustainable water use in the U.S. As climate change intensifies, water scarcity is becoming a pressing issue both globally and locally. It's clear that more decisive leadership is needed to protect vulnerable communities and ensure a sustainable water future for all. Read the full story for more on how these shifts are impacting the global water system by visiting www.circleofblue.org #CircleofBlue #WorldWaterDay #WaterCrisis #WaterSecurity #GlobalWaterIssues #ForeignAid #EnvironmentalPolicy