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Panama Canal gets its first woman boss as Trump watches and $1.5 billion water crisis waitsNaval engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta now leads the Panama Canal administration. Her immediate priority involves advancing a significant re...- CEO CM to Water Man: Naidu's long journey enters a new phaseN Chandrababu Naidu is transforming his image by focusing on water projects. He recently inaugurated the Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project a...
- Indus Waters Treaty: The 1960 pact that refuses to leave the limelight of India-Pakistan tensionsIndus Waters Treaty Explained: The Indus Waters Treaty faces strain over India's hydropower projects and Pakistan's objections. Following a...
- How El Nino is choking the Panama CanalThe Panama Canal will reduce daily ship transits due to a severe drought. This El Nino phenomenon is causing significant water shortages fo...
- India has a solar land problem. Its reservoirs may hold the answerIndia's new solar scheme targets floating projects on water bodies. This initiative aims to develop significant solar capacity without usin...
- In 2004, Illinois began Cedar Lake restoration with 3 projects to curb erosion. 18 years later, Cedar Creek was delisted for 3 impairments after sediment and TSS improvedCedar Lake erosion restoration Illinois: Extensive erosion restoration efforts at Cedar Lake have significantly improved water quality. Pro...
- In 2024, four dams were removed from an American river. Over 400 miles of Salmon habitat reopened. Scientists are now watching an ecosystem rebuilding itselfFour hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in 2024. This project opened over 400 miles of historic salmon habitat. Indigenou...
- In 1905, William Kent bought 611 acres of California redwoods; he later donated 298 acres, helping protect the forest and create Muir Woods National MonumentIn 1905, William Kent bought redwood forest land to safeguard it from loggers. However, when a water company proposed constructing a reserv...
- In 1918–1921, one dam built on California's Carmel River provided water storage but blocked fish runs; in 2015 it came down, reopening 25 miles of habitat for steelhead troutA century-old dam on California's Carmel River was removed, restoring fish spawning grounds. Crews rerouted the river and dismantled the st...
- In 2008, Virginia listed Grease Creek as impaired for swimming. 16 years later, DEQ cleared it from the impaired list after watershed BMPs restored water quality in 2024Grease Creek in Virginia has finally escaped a problem that followed it for 16 years. The creek was listed as impaired for swimming in 2008...
- In 2001, USDA researchers released salvinia weevils in Texas and Louisiana; by 2003, weed cover had fallen near release sites while untreated controls stayed chokedA tiny weevil has proven to be a powerful ally in the battle against giant salvinia, an invasive aquatic weed. Tested in Texas and Louisian...
- Weak September rains could push FY27 inflation to 5.5% or higher: ReportIndia's inflation outlook hinges critically on September rainfall performance. A monsoon shortfall could push inflation to 5.5 percent or h...
- In 2021, New York assessed Cannonsville Reservoir as impaired after a 7-foot culvert blocked fish passage. 2 years later, the new culvert scored 0.88 for aquatic passageA culvert replacement project in Delaware County, New York, addressed stream-flow, erosion, sediment, and fish-passage problems along an un...
- In 2022, Washington DC installed 2 bioretention systems across 2.6 acres to manage runoff. 1 year later, they could retain 2,627 cubic feet of stormwater per stormWashington DC bioretention systems are quietly changing what happens when heavy rain hits city streets. Two systems on Hamlin Street NE can...
- In 2021, Pat McElhenny led removal of a dam that had held back water for 100 years. 1 year later, the original Sterry Creek channel resurfaced intact, restoring a natural floodplain on Moosic MountainA 100-year-old dam came down on Moosic Mountain in Pennsylvania, but the real surprise appeared afterward. Sterry Creek’s original channel ...
- In 1972, Chicago began digging 110 miles of sewer tunnel up to 300 feet down; 50 years on, the Deep Tunnel has captured more than a trillion gallons of combined sewageChicago's Deep Tunnel project has been a vital safeguard for Lake Michigan over the past fifty years. Initiated in 1972, this impressive 11...
- Cauvery Water Dispute: SC asks Tamil Nadu to approach CWMA over Karnataka's water releaseThe Supreme Court asked Tamil Nadu to raise its water dispute with the Cauvery Authority. Karnataka stated it had released water as directe...
- In 2024, New Jersey regulators halted a floating solar project on the 2,000-acre Wanaque Reservoir. 2 years later, a 10-MW state incentive revived plans for what could become America's largest floating solar farmWanaque Reservoir floating solar is back in development, with New Jersey supporting a new 10 MW project on a major drinking-water reservoir...
- In 1990, Utah officials killed more than 99% of the fish in a 17,000-acre reservoir; years later, it became a top trout fisheryIn 1990, Utah wildlife officials took the bold step of using rotenone to eradicate over ninety-nine percent of the fish biomass in the rese...
- Mekedatu project will help Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, says Karnataka CMKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar discussed the Mekedatu reservoir project at a council meeting. He stated the project would benefit f...
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