The Stream, January 29: Some California Communities Have Only 60 to 120 Days of Water

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Water Scarcity A worsening drought in California has left 17…

The Stream, January 28: Months After Typhoon, Philippines Communities Still Lack Safe Water

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Some communities in the Philippines still don’t have access…

The Stream, January 27: UK’s Environmental Regulation Overhaul Affects 73 Percent of Rules

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In an effort to cut red tape for businesses, 73 percent of the…
Seaguls from the coast fly far inland and into the dry landscape of California's Central Valley.

Federal Water Tap, January 27: Pulse Flow Coming Soon through Colorado River Delta

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By Friday, a working group comprising state representatives,…

The Stream, January 23: Improving China’s Rural Drinking Water

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Approximately 100 million people living in rural China do not…

The Stream, January 21: Drinking Water Quality Threatened by Extreme Weather

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Drinking Water The quality of drinking water supplies is at…
Seaguls from the coast fly far inland and into the dry landscape of California's Central Valley.

Federal Water Tap, January 20: Hark! A Budget!

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After a period of budget gloom, the $US 1 trillion spending bill…

The Stream, January 20: Australia’s Government Sells Off Murray-Darling Water

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For the first time since 2008, Australia’s government will…

Peter Gleick: What Californians Can Expect from the Drought

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It is now early 2014 and the rains have not come, for the third year in a row.
A male Chinook Salmon is measured and tagged after being caught in a "Fyke Net," in the San Joaquin River. The fish will be transported upstream by truck, bypassing obstacles, on its way to the historic Salmon spawning grounds near Fresno in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The Law and The Fish

In the competition for water, fish are on the frontlines.
A worker inspects a valve in the Pleasant Valley Pumping Plant, a facility that supplies irrgation water to the Central Valley's vast Westlands Water District.

Getting Off the Pipe

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In Metro L.A., Searching for Local Water.
Seaguls from the coast fly far inland and into the dry landscape of California's Central Valley.

Big Water Supply Project Creates Unease in Delta

Farms, Wildlife Preserves in the Tunnels’ Path.