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2022 Election: Water Regulation and Spending Punctuate State and Local Ballots
Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle.
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Communities Turned into Sewage Swamps
South Africa’s wastewater crisis is making life unbearable for its residents.
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Voices from the Drying Rio Grande
One of the West's iconic waterways, the Rio Grande is under assault from a warming climate.
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In New Mexico, Partners Collaborate to End Siege from Megafires
Initiative in the Rio Grande basin intends to thwart catastrophic wildfires that wreck watersheds.
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Mine Cleanup Law Weakened By Coal’s Decline
Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels.
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The President and Congress Deliver $11 Billion for Abandoned Mine Cleanups
Midwest is the target of more dollars to secure water and revive former energy strongholds.
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Tap Water Failures and Distrust of Government: A Conversation with Manny Teodoro
Bad tasting and polluted tap water are not just infrastructure problems.
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