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/in /by Circle of BlueManaging Director J. Carl Ganter Senior Editor Keith Schneider Interactive Editor Eric Daigh Assignment editors Aaron Jaffe Nadya Ivanova Writers Connor Boals Nadya Ivanova Aaron Jaffe Alex Lane Aubrey Parker C.T. Pope Data Aubrey Parker Jordan Bates Video Aaron Jaffe Eric Daigh Creative and operations Eileen Ganter Graphics Hannah Nester Web post-production Eric Daigh C.T. […]
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Sugar Futures Up, as Drought in India Threatens Supplies
/in Agriculture, Asia, Drought, India, Water News/by Circle of BlueThe price rose to a three-year high of 19.4 cents per-pound.
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Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said
/in Climate Change, North America, Water & Energy, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueBy Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica When methane began bubbling out of kitchen taps near a gas drilling site in Pennsylvania last winter, a state regulator described the problem as “an anomaly.” But at the time he made that statement to ProPublica, that same official was investigating a similar case affecting more than a dozen homes near […]
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Democrats Call for Studies as Industry Assails Proposals to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing
/in Climate Change, North America, Water & Energy, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueBy Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica A version of this story was co-published with Salon. Legislators who’ve been pushing a bill to regulate a controversial natural gas drilling process are now calling for further scientific study, a change in tack made under intense lobbying pressure and after a personal request from Colorado’s Democratic governor. If the lawmakers […]
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US and Canada Revisit Key Water Quality Pact
/in Climate Change, Great Lakes, North America, Water Law, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueThe United States and Canada decided to update a key agreement that protects the Great Lakes from invasive species
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FRAC Act—Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water
/in Climate Change, North America, Water & Energy, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueBy Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica In a widely expected move that is sure to draw the ire of the oil and gas industry, Democratic members of Congress today introduced twin bills to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and give the Environmental Protection Agency authority over the controversial drilling process called hydraulic fracturing. The stand-alone bills […]
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Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data
/in Climate Change, North America, Water & Energy, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueBy Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica The two key arguments that the oil and gas industry is using to fight federal regulation of the natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing — that the costs would cripple their business and that state regulations are already strong — are challenged by the same data and reports the industry […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Natural Gas Politics
/in Climate Change, North America, Water & Energy, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of BlueBy Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Four years after Vice President Dick Cheney spearheaded a massive energy bill that exempted natural gas drilling from federal clean water laws, Congress is having second thoughts about the environmental dangers posed by the burgeoning industry. With growing evidence that the drilling can damage water supplies, Democratic leaders in Congress are […]
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Q&A: Jennifer Turner on Water Challenges for Growing China
/in Agriculture, China, Hydropower, Pacific, Sanitation/Health, Water & Energy, Water News, Water Policy & Politics/by Circle of Blue“China is a very energy hungry country, so it’s not surprising that they are damming the rivers.”
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Interactive Map: Biggest Dry
/in Australia/by Circle of BlueAn interactive map of Circle of Blue’s coverage of “The Biggest Dry“. Use your mouse to drag the frame left, right, up or down. You can also use your mouse to zoom in and out. Map by Terrell Robbins. Circle of BlueCircle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource […]
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The Biggest Dry: Credits and Acknowledgments
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