Photo Slideshow: A Desperate Clinch — Coal Production Across America

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A look at the places and faces affected by coal production in the United States.

Scene of Midwest’s Worst Oil Spill – Sleepless Nights and Black Goo

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Students examine communities affected by Enbridge rupture on Kalamzoo River.

Q&A: Josh Fox on the ‘Toxification’ of U.S. Water Sources in the Dig for Natural Gas

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The documentary “Gasland" has shown at film festivals and on HBO.

Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges

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Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.

PlayPump not a Panacea for Africa’s Water Problems

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A technology once heralded as a simple solution to Africa’s drinking water problem now stands as a broken, unused and poorly planned reminder of international water aid’s latest misstep.

Indigenous People from Ecuador to Louisiana Forge Alliances Against Global Oil Spills

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Indigenous leaders from Amazon rainforests to Bayou swamplands.

Monsoon Season, Water Shortages Worsen Health Conditions in Nepal

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The Nepalese government plans to improve sanitation access to combat water-borne diseases.

Indian Cities Face Sanitation Challenge

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A recent survey on sanitation in India’s cities reveals the need for dramatic changes.

USGS Survey Finds Contamination in Public Wells

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A new study reveals that 105 million Americans drink from contaminated wells.

Experts Name the Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis

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"...Decisions executives make to respond to freshwater scarcity will penetrate almost every aspect of their business operations."

Remedies for Nitrate-Contaminated Water in California are Anything but Quick, Cheap

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John and Rosenda Mataka never gave a thought to their tap water until 1995, when the city of Modesto took over the town of Grayson’s water supply wells and informed everyone that they had been drinking nitrate-contaminated water for over a decade.

Nitrate Contamination Spreading in California Communities’ Water

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The California Watch nitrates project revealed that wells that serve more than two million Californians have been contaminated with nitrates at levels that surpass the public health limit.