Drought and Uncertainty Nurture U.S. Water-Planning Renaissance at State Level: 2014 Preview, Part III

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Seven states will release a water plan -- either in draft or final form -- this year, and at least six other states are talking about updating existing plans or creating a first-ever plan. For context, only two states released water plans in 2013 and five in 2012.

Special Interactive Briefing: California Drought

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Click here to register for this special interactive Maestro teleconference.
Seaguls from the coast fly far inland and into the dry landscape of California's Central Valley.

Drought Exposes Vulnerabilities in California Water Management

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California is poorly prepared for another severely dry year

The Stream, February 12: Australian Nickel Refinery Releases Wastewater Into the Great Barrier Reef

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Pollution Australian government records show that a nickel refinery…
John Burchard, General Manager of the Alpaugh Community Services District, walks a ditch bank on the outskirts of town. The small farmworker community in California's Central Valley suffers from high levels of arsenic and other contaminates in its drinking water.

New Era of Much Drier Conditions Forecast For California

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Federal and state agencies, communities and businesses not positioned well enough to respond, says new Circle of Blue report.

The Stream, February 11: Uranium Exposure From Contaminated Water, Soil a Growing Concern Near Johannesburg

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Gold mining operations in South Africa have left rivers and soil…

The Stream, February 10: Report Finds Irrigated Agriculture Could Make Northern Australia “Food Bowl” Possible

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Water Projects A 2-year federal government study assessing the…

Two NASA Satellite Missions Fill Gaps in Water Knowledge: 2014 Preview, Part II

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From soil to stratosphere, scientific understanding of the water cycle will take a giant leap in 2014.

Peter Gleick: Learning from Drought: Five Priorities for California

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Droughts – especially severe droughts – are terribly damaging events. The human and ecosystem costs can be enormous, as we may relearn during the current California drought.

Federal Water Tap, February 10: Budget Bill Muddles U.S. Foreign Policy for Large Dams

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Language in the budget deal that passed Congress in January instructed…

The Stream, February 7: India Looks to Solar Power for Agricultural Water Pumps

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Agriculture A switch to solar-powered irrigation pumps could…

The Stream, February 6: Decision on Africa’s Inga 3 Dam Postponed

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Energy A grant worth more than $US 70 million is at stake when…