Overdraft and Saltwater Intrusion Strain the Floridan Aquifer

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Excessive withdrawals are forcing communities from South Carolina to Florida to look elsewhere for water.

Report Urges 10-Year Freeze in Mekong Hydropower Projects

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The study responds to the growing private sector interest in the Lower Mekong Basin.

Illinois Company Receives Grant to Export Asian Carp to China

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Asian carp are heading home, 40,000 pounds at a time.

Research Program Investigates Norway’s Potential as Europe’s Battery

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Norway could use its hydropower reservoirs to balance wind energy in an integrated electrical grid.

Giving Our Choke Point The Heimlich Maneuver

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In the U.S. a fifth of all energy may be consumed by water, and the biggest use of water – 42% by some estimates – is for energy.

Export Agriculture Drains Latin America’s Water Supplies

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Peruvian asparagus and Costa Rican pineapples illustrate the threats global agribusiness poses to the environment.

Looming Asian Water Crisis Requires Billions in Annual Improvements, ADB Says

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The finance institution urges for more public-private partnerships.

Hydropower Has Uncertain Future in Scotland’s Renewable Energy Ambitions

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Does Scotland's clean energy transition hold fresh water?

Saudi Water Use ‘Growing Exponentially,’ Higher Prices Needed, Report Says

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Agriculture is draining non-renewable groundwater reserves in the water-scarce country.

Murray-Darling Basin Plan Angers Australian Farmers

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A government plan to reduce irrigation diversions has farmers up in arms.

Egypt’s Assets in Ethiopia May Help Ease Tensions Over Nile River

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The African country reaches out to its Nile Basin neighbor.

Asian Carp Czar Outlines Plan to Eradicate Invasive Fish

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Announcement comes, as Canada plans joint effort with the United States to study the threat posed to the Great Lakes