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Oakland’s Water Treatment Plant Generates Its Own Energy and Then Some
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Plant is at the center of a big move to also solve city’s solid waste problem.
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Michigan Pipeline Task Force Sets Stage for Line 5 Closure
Report calls for independent analysis of the risks, alternatives, and cost of a big oil spill in the Mackinac Straits.
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Oakland’s Web of Waters Shapes New Economy, Civic Energy
A nationally significant program of storm water management daylights streams, renovates a centerpiece lake, restores an estuary, and empowers a West Coast city.
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Interactive Map: Indian Water Rights in the Colorado River Basin
Native American tribes are emerging leaders in the drying basin.
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Infographic: Lake Superior Pressured by Climate Change and Invasive Species
Warming water temperatures and destructive, non-native species threaten the world's largest lake.
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California Fire Danger Mounts in Sierra Nevada Forests
Bark beetles, water scarcity, and dying trees herald a region in ecological transition during the height of state's four-year drought.
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Study: Fracking Water Use Varies in U.S. Oil and Gas Development
Shale gas basins in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Appalachian region use the most water per well.
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Great Lakes Line 5 Oil Pipeline Safety Study Nears
Michigan will reveal information about energy-transport network under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Binational Lake Erie Phosphorus Targets Proposed to Curb Algae
To limit toxic algae blooms, the United States and Canada will need to reduce nutrient pollution by 40 percent.
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In California’s Central Valley, Dry Wells Multiply in the Summer Heat
Tulare County continues to be the center of the drought’s drinking water crisis.
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Lake Erie Toxic Algae Bloom Forecast Spikes
After a slow start this spring, nutrient pollution accelerated over the past week in Lake Erie.
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Water Scarcity Could Deter Energy Developers From Crossing Border Into Northern Mexico
Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.