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Perspective | Water is the New Carbon
Global water security is increasingly threatened. Accounting for water use and risk ought to have the same urgency with which we address carbon.
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Inflation Weighs On U.S. Water Utilities
Water leaders worry that rising prices -- for everything from lead pipe replacements to treatment plant repairs -- will cause a historic federal infrastructure investment to fall short of lofty expectations.
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Unsafe Yield
Severe drought, dead wells, political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.
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HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of Conflict
Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Three weeks into the Russian invasion, the damage is mounting.
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War in Ukraine Lengthens List of Violent Acts over Water
A new report details the rising number of clashes across the planet that are connected to water
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At Peak of Its Wealth and Influence, Arizona’s Desert Civilization Confronts A Reckoning Over Water
State’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.