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Federal Water Tap, July 1: President Obama’s Climate Change Plan

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Regulate, Innovate, and Adapt That is the crux of President…

Mismanagement of Abundance: Constellation of Coal Mines Across India Not Enough to Prevent Blackouts

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Despite the push for renewable energy alternatives to address water and climate concerns, India plans to keep coal as its primary source of electricity. But corruption, bureaucracy, slow environmental reviews, and inefficient transmission lines are hampering domestic production and causing unstable power supply.
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The Stream, June 28: UK Increases Flood Defense Investments

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Floods and Climate Change The United Kingdom will increase…

The Stream, June 27: Spanish Town Adopts Toilet-to-Tank Water Concept

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Development Spanish resort town Chiclana de la Frontera is piloting…

The Stream, June 26: Netherlands Using Big Data to Manage Water

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Floods The Netherlands’ new ‘Digital Delta’ project, headed…

Central Europe: Flood Defenses and Responses Yield Mixed Results

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The second bout of massive flooding in little more than a decade…

The Stream, June 25: To Understand Groundwater Recharge, Scientists Study Rocks

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Science and Technology Scientists from Australia’s National…

New Evidence Shows Fracking Contaminates Groundwater in Pennsylvania

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A Duke University study finds methane in drinking water wells,…
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Haryana’s Food Processors

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In an attempt to remove risk from the grain-producing economy, India guarantees that it will purchase at generous prices and mill at no cost to producers every kernel of wheat and almost every grain of rice that its farmers grow.
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Punjab’s Food Producers

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Before the Green Revolution of the mid-1960s, growers in northern India produced an elegant feast of native fruits, grains, and vegetables. By the 1980s, Punjab and Haryana states had together become the largest rice and wheat producers in India.

The Stream, June 24: Power Out After Calgary Floods

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Canada Floods One of the worst floods in Calgary’s history…
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Chandigarh, Shared Capital of Punjab and Haryana

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Home to 1 million, Chandigarh is considered the 'cleanest city' in India. It also has the highest per capita income, thanks in large part to the agricultural boom since the Green Revolution of the 1960s in both Punjab and Haryana states of northern India.