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Opinion | Water Scarcity Will Increase Risk of Conflict, Says New National Intelligence Report
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Report is less comprehensive than previous assessments and omits key flashpoints for water conflict.
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Utilities Ordered To Forgive Customer Water Debt
Three cities are promoting the idea of water debt forgiveness.
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When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity
In Texas, dry years reveal a momentous confrontation as residents encounter the menacing consequence of runaway growth.
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West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion.
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Severe Drinking Water Contamination Surfaces After Brutal Camp Fire
California town’s water pipes fouled by benzene and other toxic compounds.
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Infographic: Household Wells in the United States
Thirteen percent of Americans, some 42 million people, use a household well for their water supply.
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Detroit Schools Shut Off Drinking Water After Finding Elevated Levels of Lead, Copper
A task force will investigate the contamination and identify solutions.
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Puerto Ricans Still Desperate for Water Weeks after Hurricane Maria
Half of the island's residents have no access to clean drinking…
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West Virginia Confronts Maryland Over Potomac River Authority
Attorney general threatens U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit unless…
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Virginia Officials Recognize Groundwater Pumping Allows Sea To Rush In
Reversing aquifer decline will test state oversight and local…
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California Designs First Statewide Water Affordability Program
Many questions before the program begins operating.
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Marriage Of Coal And Water In Arizona Renews Vows
U.S. government moves to extend lease for coal plant that pushes…