Looking To Buy: Dry Year Means Higher Prices on California’s Water Market

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Scarce surface water supplies will lead to an active market, research firm says.
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With Locals at the Helm, Kansas Charts New Course for Groundwater Management

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As they have been doing for decades, political leaders and water managers in Kansas are upending Western water law traditions that originated before the state was even part of the Union.

In Ending Coal-fired Electricity, Ontario Cuts Water Use and Climate-changing Gases

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Canada province pursues a new energy production path.
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Texas High Plains Prepare for Agriculture Without Irrigation

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Southern farmers are making changes now to wean themselves from the Ogallala Aquifer, a water source that gave rise to industrial agriculture and modern life on its plains.

Report: From Steak to Cereal, U.S. Drought Inflates Food Prices

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U.S. consumers have just started to feel the effects of last summer’s drought at the supermarket. Prices are expected to continue increasing throughout 2013.
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Report: USDA Says Farmers Expected to Plant More Water-efficient Crops in 2013

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Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.

J. Carl Ganter: The Biggest Story of Our Lifetime Is Water

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For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, had to say about water's connection to 21st-century journalism.

Report: Why Asian Carp eDNA Still Matters in the Fight for the Great Lakes

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Researchers see great promise in eDNA testing to detect invasive and rare species at low abundance — including invasive Asian carp — but refining the tool is a long process.
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Bad Report Card: Low Marks — Again — For U.S. Water Infrastructure

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The American Society of Civil Engineers says that more money…

Michel Jarraud: Water Can Be Fought Over or Shared, But Cooperation Brings More Benefits for All

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For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what Michel Jarraud, chair of UN-Water and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, had to say about the potential for cooperation around water.

Ned Breslin: An Inside Look at Water for People’s ‘Everyone Forever’ Initiative

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For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what Ned Breslin, CEO of Water For People, had to say about what WASH nonprofits can do to reach full coverage.

Sylvia Lee: Water as a Catalyst for Peace

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For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what Sylvia Lee, leader of the water program at Skoll Global Threats Fund, had to say about the potential for cooperation around water.