Circle Of Blue

Circle of Blue WaterNews

News EN ↓ 393 episodes

Founded in 2000 by leading journalists and scientists, Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises. With an intense focus on water and its relationships to food, energy, and health, Circle of Blue has created a breakthrough model of front-line reporting, data collection, design, and convening that has evolved with the world’s need to spur new methodology in science, collaboration, innovation, and response. To document emerging and recognized crises, Circle of Blue collaborates with leading scientists and data experts. T...

Author

Circle Of Blue

Category

News

Podcast website

www.circleofblue.org

Latest episode

Aug 4, 2025

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Maryland Water Shutoffs 08.04.2019

Maryland Water Shutoffs by Circle Of Blue

What's Up With Water 4.8.19 08.04.2019

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water, with global headlines and a look at how Maryland's local water policies can impede access for low-income families.

What's Up With Water April 1, 2019 01.04.2019

Your "need to know news" of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the weekly water headlines around the globe and a look at water policy shifts in the Great Lakes region.

What's Up With Water – March 25, 2019 25.03.2019

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue features the weekly headlines, plus a look at the UN's latest World Water Development report and New Mexico's bill for reusing fracking water.

What's Up With Water April 18, 2019 18.03.2019

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, featuring headlines from around the world and, this week, a look at a controversial water bottling plant on Russia's Lake Baikal and a new assessment of American groundwater quality.

Paradise Water System Contamination 11.03.2019

Listen to learn about the poisoned pipelines in Paradise, California.

What's Up WIth Water 3.11.19 10.03.2019

Your weekly "need to know" water news from Circle of Blue, with headlines from around the world and a look at water quality concerns in Greece and poisoned pipelines in Paradise, California.

Fire and Water: Paradise, California 06.03.2019

When fire swept through the town of Paradise, California, it was a tragic loss of life and property. Now, as Circle of Blue's Brett Walton reports, those faced with rebuilding homes and businesses are also faced with another grand challenge: how to restart the town's imperiled water system.

PFAS – From Michigan to the Nation an Interview with Senator Gary Peters 06.03.2019

Circle of Blue's Senior Reporter Brett Walton spoke with U.S. Senator Gary Peters to discuss the federal government and its response to the PFAS crisis.

Water's Role in Mexico's Exploratory Fracking Wells 05.03.2019

Water will be a major factor in the decisions ahead: will there be enough for drilling, and how will fracking affect the water for everyone else?

What's Up With Water 3.4.19 04.03.2019

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue has the weekly update of water headlines, plus feature stories on exploratory fracking in Mexico and an ambitious water recycling plan for Los Angeles.

Lake Erie Bill Of Rights 25.02.2019

Lake Erie Bill Of Rights by Circle Of Blue

What's Up With Water 2.25.19 24.02.2019

Your "need to know" news from Circle of Blue has the weekly water headlines, plus a look at the proposed Bill of Rights for Lake Erie.

Humans have made the planet greener, and why that could be a mixed blessing. 19.02.2019

NASA satellites show the world is literally getting greener as reforestation projects and intensified agriculture have spread vegetation across more land. While this sounds like progress, experts note that not all vegetation is equal in the effort to fight climate change.

Humans have made the planet greener, and why that could be a mixed blessing. 19.02.2019

NASA satellites show the world is literally getting greener as reforestation projects and intensified agriculture have spread vegetation across more land. While this sounds like progress, experts note that not all vegetation is equal in the effort to fight climate change.

Permian Oil Boom Uncorks Multibillion-Dollar Water Play 18.02.2019

Producing oil produces even more water. Getting rid of it is a large and expanding business.

What's Up With Water 2.18.19 17.02.2019

Your "need to know" news from Circle of Blue has the weekly water headlines, plus features on the implications of global greening and water waste in the oil fields of the Permian Basin.

Brazil Dam Collapse 11.02.2019

The collapse of a massive dam containing mining waste has killed scores of people. It now threatens the water of hundreds of communities.

Nigeria Conflict 11.02.2019

Conflict between farmers and herders over water and pasture shook Nigeria in recent years, leaving more than 1,500 people dead in 2018.

Himalaya Temperature Rise 11.02.2019

With Rising Temperatures, Stark Changes Ahead for Asia’s Water Tower

What's Up With Water – Water Stress and Conflict in Nigeria and more– February 11, 2019 10.02.2019

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue features the weekly update of headlines, plus a focus on water stress and conflict in Nigeria, and the effects of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.

Audio summary: With Water Leasing Vote, CO River Indian Tribes Will Seek Consequential Legal Change. 05.02.2019

The Colorado River Indian Tribes' decision to seek changes to water leasing rules, which could have profound effects for the Colorado River basin

Audio Summary: Water Utilities Call on Big Data to Guide Pipe Replacements 05.02.2019

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, combined with utility pipe-break archives and data about environmental factors like flow rates, soil chemistry, and temperature can pinpoint which pipes are most likely to fail and thus are the best candidates for replacement

What's Up WIth Water – Brazil's water after mining waste dam rupture and more Feb 4, 2019 04.02.2019

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue offers a roundup of world water headlines and feature stories. This week: the threat to Brazil's water after the rupture of a massive mining waste dam and the Colorado River Indian Tribes' decision to seek changes to water leasing rules, which could have profound effects for the area.

What's Up With Water – Land subsidence in Iran, U.S. water utilities turn to AI 27.01.2019

Your weekly water update from Circle of Blue features water news headlines, and two feature stories: land subsidence in Iran due to aquifer depletion, and U.S. water utilities considering Artificial Intelligence to help maintain aging pipe infrastructure.

Listen to the Circle of Blue WaterNews podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.