In response to an outcry from local ranchers facing water shortages in drought-stricken New Mexico, construction contractors building a segment of the border wall have been ordered to pause drilling for water wells to produce concrete for the project. The voluntary pause comes after cattle ranchers in the area expressed concern that the wells could endanger their water supply in the future.
Iran made an all-out effort last week to combat a severe drought by seeding the clouds with chemicals to produce rain. The technique appears to have worked all too well, as heavy rainfall caused flooding in portions of western Iran on Monday.
Officials in Iran have begun cutting the water pressure to homes in Tehran in response to an increasingly dire drought and water supply crisis, but refused this week to describe the “pressure cuts” as rationing even as it reduced Tehranis’ access to water.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is subordinate to “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, described the inevitable need to relocate the capital of his country out of Tehran during remarks on Thursday, citing an unsolvable water and overpopulation crisis.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is readying to sign SB 700, which, in part, stops local governments from “unilaterally” adding fluoride to the water supply.
Miami-Dade in Florida is the latest county to vote to remove fluoride from the water supply.
Officials in Florida’s Lee County voted unanimously to remove fluoride from the water supply following advice from the state’s surgeon general.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is moving ahead and calling for Florida cities to cease adding fluoride to the water supply.
The City of Cincinnati shut off its local sourcing of water from the Ohio River following the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio.
Continuing drought conditions in the U.S. southwestern region forced federal officials to announce drastic and unprecedented cuts to the water supplies to two states and Mexico. Lakes and reservoirs along the Colorado River are at historic low levels.
Utility shortages in Texas spread to the state’s water supply as the winter storms continue. Hospitals and millions of homes do not have reliable water service.
TEL AVIV – Iran has attempted numerous cyberattacks on Israeli water systems in the past, all of which were thwarted, the Hebrew language Walla! News reported Sunday.
D.C. Water officials have issued a boil water notice citing an open value that could lead to contaminants entering the water supply. |
A new study conducted by an environmental watchdog found that nearly 800, or 71 percent, of Texas public and charter schools tested contained some degree of lead in drinking water.
Water services for the City of Beaumont, Texas, begin to return after three days of total system failure. Exxon Mobil and two other companies provided temporary water pumps to apply pressure to some residents of the city of 118,000 people.
A major hospital in Beaumont is evacuating Thursday morning after the entire city lost its water supply. The city of 118,000 Lost its two water pumps that supply pressure the system.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Michigan $100 million in grant money to replace the Flint water system’s damaged infrastructure.
TEL AVIV – Israel is set to double its annual water supply to Jordan as the country suffers from a deepening water crisis, made worse by the influx of refugees flooding its borders since the Syrian civil war broke out.
