Entries by Sarah Haughn

Leave it to Beaver: Arkansas Water Department Warns About Imposters

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As water grows increasingly precious to the southwestern United States, petty criminals are exploiting the crisis for profit. Residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas have been warned their water is not safe to drink. The information, however, does not come from the Beaver Water District officials. Scammers, imitating the district water testers, have recommended homeowners install expensive […]

Water Management is a Money Issue, World Bank tells China

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In a recently released report, the World Bank applauds China for recognizing its impending water scarcity crisis. It also suggests a series of solutions the nation should consider to improve the quality and availability of the resource. Among them, the Bank suggests that China’s problems might be solved through raising prices for water. According to […]

The World’s Water: Hard Facts Point Toward the Soft Path

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Experts say water crises can be averted with better management, changes in attitudes by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue On the horizon rests a dark cloud. It may or may not bring soothing rain. In California, experts at the Pacific Institute are doing their part to ensure it does. By most forecasts, the future looks […]

The Case of California’s Missing Water

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Brew a full pot of water through coffee beans and you should enjoy a full pot of coffee, more or less. In California’s Pajaro Valley, however, this is certainly not the case — though no one seems to know why. Each winter nearly 4,500 acre-feet of water travel from a swamp just south of San […]

Dangerous Bedfellows: Cholera Stricken Zimbabwe Braces for Malaria Outbreak

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In Zimbabwe, the Cholera crisis has claimed more than 1,500 lives. Now aid workers fear Malaria brought on by intense seasonal rains. With heavy precipitation comes stagnant water — ideal breeding conditions for the mosquito that transmits the disease. With nearly 30,000 people suffering from Cholera in a country economically alienated […]

Could Fixing the Pipes Fix the Pockets of 400,000 Unemployed?

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Could money and maintenance problems in the United States manage their own solutions? The nation’s economy is struggling. Its infrastructure balances on the brink of collapse. Many of its citizens are unemployed. According to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the federal government’s stimulus package should be spent on repairing these problems, or at least […]