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Tough Water Decisions in 2018 Election Initiatives
Voters will decide on infrastructure spending, oil and gas development, and salmon habitat protection. Voters in Colorado will decide whether to require new oil and gas developments to be located...
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2018 Election: Voters Reject Stricter Rules for Oil, Gas, and Mining
Water protections and spending were at stake in state and local ballot initiatives. Proposition 112, which would have increased the distance between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, and water...
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U.S. Governors Detail Water Priorities for 2019
State of the State speeches highlight diverse budget and policy goals. One of the questions facing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is what to do with twin oil pipelines that run beneath the Straits of...
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2017 Preview: Window of Opportunity for U.S. Department of Agriculture
Can the USDA make inroads for water quality and water infrastructure where the EPA has struggled? Evening settles over farmland in Weld County, Colorado. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue By...
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U.S. Governors Discuss Water in 2017 State of the State Speeches
Leaders outline water policy priorities. The Colorado River headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo © Brett Walton / Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Akin to the presidential...
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Wisconsin Towns Face Groundwater Crisis Alone
High-capacity irrigation wells are drying out lakes but state officials have little authority to act. Mill Creek flows through Portage County, Wisconsin. The county is at the center of a statewide...
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Water and Climate Safety, Finance Security, Drive Keystone XL Conflict
Nebraska is again a battleground over tar sands oil pipeline. The Obama administration denied TransCanada a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline in 2015 following big and active demonstrations,...
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Conflict Pushes Yemen to Brink of Famine
Ongoing fighting and blockades on humanitarian aid leave Yemenis with few options. An airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. By Kayla Cragg, Circle of Blue – April 20, 2017...
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Congress Budget Deal Protects Water Programs
U.S. lawmakers decide not to scrap water spending. Congress fully funded the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the 2017 budget deal. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle...
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In Flint Water Probe, Five Officials Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
Criminal investigation touches off dispute at top level of state government. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed criminal charges against 15 local and state officials and water system...
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U.S. Governors Outline Water Priorities
In State of the State speeches, governors emphasize pollution cleanup, collaboration, and funding. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue State of the State speeches are where governors sketch their...
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Overlooked Army Corps Rulemaking Would Shrink Federal Stream Protections
Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands. A stream in the Rocky Mountains. Photo by Erik...
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