Plan for Water Management in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin Signed Into Law

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The Australian House of Representatives passed the major initiative late last year, but some states are fighting back.
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Federal Water Tap, February 4: EPA Releases 2013 Biofuel Standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency released the volume-standards…

Water Is Both Friend & Foe: Down on Wheat, Argentina and Brazil Look Forward to Record Corn Harvests

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As drought-ravaged corn supplies wear thin in the United States, global commodity markets are counting on favorable weather — and a big corn crop — in South America.

Report: Evaporation from California Irrigation Adds Enough Water to Colorado River to Supply 3 Million People

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A new study says that cross-border evaporation can be added to the list of supply and policy problems that water and land managers in the arid Southwest US. should ponder.
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The Stream, February 1: New Water Technology Could Give Crops a Boost

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Technology Researchers at Michigan State University are developing…

Map: China’s Provincial Energy Production (1997-2010)

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Click through the interactive infographic to see how China, the…

The Stream, January 31: Energy Sector’s Demand for Water to Double by 2035

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In 22 years, the energy sector will demand twice as much water,…
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Food Security: Destroyed Agricultural Infrastructure Drops Production in Syria

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Irrigation canals have been severely damaged, large poultry farms have been destroyed, and now close to 10 percent of Syrians who remained inside the country's borders are in need of food assistance — these are just a few of the side effects of the ongoing conflict in the war-torn country that will likely have ramifications on food security for years to come.
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The Stream, January 30: After Cyclone, Water Supplies Tight in Brisbane

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Storms spawned by Tropical Cyclone Oswald created "record turbidity…
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The Stream, January 28: Drinking Water from the Depths

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U.S. environmental regulators often consider water in mile-deep…
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Federal Water Tap, January 28: New Congress, New Legislation

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The freshmen have been initiated, the committees settled and…
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The Stream, January 25: No Water for Timbuktu

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Africa Water service, as well as electricity and phone service,…