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13 Feb 2022 NEW YORK NY

Pacific Northwest Flooding Sparks Debate

A long-running dispute over how best to manage the Nooksack River had gotten worse. It’s a fight that pits farmers against Native communities, the US against Canada, and the demands of development against the demands of conservation. In short, it’s the kind of fight that many Westerners have seen before.

27 Jan 2022 VICTORIA, Canada

New Study: Social And Ecological Impacts From Freshwater Stress, Storage Loss

New research identifies potential social and ecological implications of dwindling water resources and hotspot basins most vulnerable to depletion.

3 Feb 2021 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Biden’s First Steps On Road to Blue-Green Recovery

Newly-inaugurated US President Joseph Biden has wasted little time in honouring his campaign promise to prioritise climate policy and undo a previous deregulation agenda, and science-denialism ideology propagated by his predecessor.On his first day in office, President Biden demonstrated his commitment to tackling the climate crisis with several executive orders including re-joining the Paris Agreement, revoking the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline...

13 Jan 2021 St Paul MN, United States

Lawsuit Seeks To Halt Canada-US Oil Pipeline Over Water Pollution Risk

Last month, opponents of Canadian pipeline company Enbridge’s new $2.6bn Line 3 Canada-US oil pipeline replacement project have filed a lawsuit to halt construction following concerns from environmentalists and indigenous tribes. The case made by the environmental groups is that the project, which commenced construction in December, will not only worsen the effects of climate change, but it will also put a new region of clean water at risk of pollution from potential oil spills...

16 Jun 2020 OTTAWA, Canada

Canada Government Urged To Invest In Environmental Protection Of Great Lakes Region

The "Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative" has called on the Canadian government to implement a proposed $1.6 Billion USD Action Plan to address some of the greatest environmental challenges facing the region over the next ten years.The Collaborative consists of five partner organisations, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the Great Lakes and St...

18 May 2020 TORONTO, Canada

Understanding Environmental "Push Factors" Behind Human Migration

While current interventions related to global migration caused by land degradation, water pollution, or changing climate, remain focused on response mechanisms, an understanding of drivers or so-called “push factors” of migration is limited, according to new research.Global migration has been increasing since the 1990s...

25 Apr 2020 BILLINGS MT, United States

US Judge Halts Tar Sands Pipeline, Citing Ecosystem Impacts Of Water-crossings

A federal judge in the US state of Montana has ruled that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) violated the law when it approved an important water-crossing permit for the contentious Keystone XL tar sands pipeline system which runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada to refineries, oil tank farms and pipeline distribution systems in central and southern US states...

25 Mar 2020 WASHINGTON DC

Canada - United States Transboundary River Negotiations

The ninth round of Columbia River Treaty negotiations took place over two days last week in Washington, D.C. “Since the process to revisit the Columbia River Treaty began, Canada and the United States have been exchanging information and building a stronger understanding of their respective priorities,” Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, said in a March 13 news brief.

27 Dec 2019 MONTREAL

MENA: Climate Stress Fuels Unstable Political Situations

While our environment might not transform in one conspicuous event, combined small changes will add up over time, and tip over into the aforementioned catastrophe. No place can demonstrate this steady progression better than the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While some areas are vulnerable to rising sea levels, flash floods, and more intense storms, others will face extreme heat, drought, and desertification...

14 Aug 2019 GLASGOW, Scotland

"Water Diplomacy Talks" - Professor Asit Biswas

Professor Asit K. Biswas, one of the world’s leading authorities on water, is in conversation with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) "Water Diplomacy Talks" audio interview.Professor Biswas and Duncan met in Scotland this month, where Biswas is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow...

29 Jun 2018 WASHINGTON DC

United States, Canada Reach Deal On Disputed $244 Million USD Missouri River Project

Canada will have a say in the operation of a major Missouri River water project in the northern US under a deal negotiated by officials in the two countries to end a 16-year-legal battle. The agreement on the USD 244 million Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) project won't be final until a federal appeals court formally dismisses the case, and the state of Missouri also is still fighting the project in court...

6 May 2018 AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan Inaugurates Water And Wastewater Network For Syrian Refugee Camp

Jordan's Minister of Water and Irrigation, the German ambassador to Jordan and UNICEF May 3 launched the operation of a water supply and waste water network which will connect all households in the Zaatari refugee camp, a UNICEF statement said. As the first of 12 districts, a network which will serve about 8,000 households in District 8 of the camp has been commissioned, according to the statement...

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