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Water-Stressed Beijing Exhausts Its Options
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After depleting groundwater reserves, China's capital is becoming increasingly reliant on water pumped from the country's flood-prone South.
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São Paulo Heading To Another Dry Spell
Three years after the megacity nearly ran out of water, signs of a new crisis emerge.
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Booming Infrastructure Poisons Bangalore’s Lakes, Depletes Groundwater
Bangalore’s largest lake is so contaminated that it routinely…
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Jakarta, the World’s Fastest-Sinking City, Also Faces Rising Sea Levels and River Pollution
Certain parts of the city have sunk 14 feet in recent decades, largely due to illegal well-digging.
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India’s Toxic Trail of Tears
An unending legacy of poisoning, pollution, and chemical pain.
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Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess
PFASs -- used in clothing, carpets, cookware, and more -- contaminate wells across the United States.
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Map: U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Ranked By Water Pollution
Report identifies worst offenders by discharges of arsenic, lead, and mercury.
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The Stream: Special Rio Edition
Super bacteria, green pools, and even a murder mystery splashed across headlines about water conditions in the Olympic host city.
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Foul Water Conditions Found All Over the World
Rio waters are just most visible example of the planet’s polluted bays and rivers.
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For Brazil, Rio Sewage is One of Many Water Challenges
Hydropower development, agricultural expansion, mining, and drought put growing pressure on Olympic host.
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Drinking Water Warning Issued for Nonstick Chemical
Flint lead scandal a factor in stirring action for other contaminants.
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Earth Day, At 47, Proves Value of Water and More
Ecological principles guide economic strategies to fit 21st-century conditions.