The Stream, September 27, 2023: Rise in Fracking Mega-Projects Worsens U.S. Groundwater Crisis
A rise in ‘monster’ fracking in the United States depletes millions of gallons of water from drying aquifers.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
A rise in ‘monster’ fracking in the United States depletes millions of gallons of water from drying aquifers.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Scientists and federal agencies are balancing navigation with restoration as thousands of miles of the Mississippi River delta in Louisiana are at risk of being lost.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
The Biden administration, reversing a Trump-era policy, reaffirmed state and tribal authority to protect waterways from energy developments.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
The collapse of two dams in northeast Libya, brought on by heavy rains, has killed at least 2,000 people, while more than 10,000 remain missing.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
A global study spanning four decades and thousands of riparian miles reveals the devastating impact of river mining in the tropics.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Drought and demand for french fries are pushing commercial and private growers to exceed Minnesota irrigation limits, causing groundwater shortages.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Ship traffic on some of the most important rivers for global trade is slowing due to low water levels brought on by drought and warming.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
A new study has found that wet seasons in Bangladesh are contributing to increased, illegal trading of wildlife.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Greater rainfall in northern Minnesota is making the harvest of manoomin (sacred wild rice) more difficult for Ojibwe communities who depend on the crop.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Fish farming, warmer weather, and drought have shrunk western Armenia’s artesian aquifer by more than two-thirds.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
An open-pit gold mine in Brazil’s Para region would displace 800 Indigenous families and cause irreparable harm to riparian habitat, if approved.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
Coinciding with the summer’s extreme heat and citywide water pressure decreases, citizen and government scientists continue to map heat islands in Chicago.
Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer from Chicago. He is passionate about climate and cultural phenomena that often appear slow or invisible, and he examines these themes in his journalism, poetry, and fiction.
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