Federal Water Tap, April 22: EPA Proposes Rules to Clean Up Power Plant Wastewater

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Steam-generating electric power plants, the biggest source…

Federal Water Tap, April 15: Climate Change Had Little Role in 2012 Drought; President Obama’s Budget

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The most severe drought in 117 years of recordkeeping on the…

Federal Water Tap, April 8: Progress Report on the National Water Census; Arkansas Oil Spill Photos

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The most comprehensive study of water resources ever in the United…

Federal Water Tap, April 1: Saltier Water for Some Coastal Cities

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As oceans climb because of climate change, utilities that pull…

Federal Water Tap, March 25: Twenty Percent of U.S. River-Miles Are Healthy, EPA Says

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Only one of every five miles of river in the United States…

Federal Water Tap, March 19: Legislative Update, Water Bills Galore

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Yesterday Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Senate colleague David…

Federal Water Tap, March 18: Lower Runoff Forecast for Western U.S. Rivers

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The numbers dribbled out in a weekly Bureau of Reclamation…

Federal Water Tap, March 11: Technical Reports for EPA Water Regulations

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisory board…

Federal Water Tap, March 4: State Department Releases Keystone XL Environmental Review

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The section of pipeline that would funnel tar sands oil from…

Federal Water Tap, February 25: U.S. Geological Survey Measures Water Loss, From Several Sources

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From the Ground The average decline in water levels across the…

Federal Water Tap, February 18: Climate Change a Financial High Risk to U.S. Government

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Climate Change Risk The U.S. government's internal watchdog…

Federal Water Tap, February 11: Landsat 8, Ready for Liftoff

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Today, just after the lunch hour, NASA launches the eighth version…