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Coal Ash: Town’s Toxic Water Embodies National Challenge
Dirty legacy contaminates groundwater of an Indiana town.
Sri Lanka Fights Dengue Outbreak and Stagnant Water
Facing a dengue outbreak, the government of Sri Lanka is trying to get rid of its water puddles. Authorities in the country warned that they would jail and fine the citizens in the capital Colombo and surrounding areas who fail to clean up pools of standing water within the next two weeks, the BBC reported […]
The Forgotten South Caucasus: Where Oil and Water Mix
A “New Great Game” of Geopolitical Control Surfaces in Russia’s Old Backyard
Peter Gleick: Rainbow Waters, Fishing for Hope
I flyfish. Infrequently and badly. But as any unsuccessful fisherman will try to tell you, it isn’t catching fish that’s important; it is the action of fishing. I was just reminded of the reality behind that jest. I had the opportunity recently to spend four days on the Slocan and Upper Columbia rivers in British […]
US and Canada Revisit Key Water Quality Pact
The United States and Canada decided to update a key agreement that protects the Great Lakes from invasive species
Q&A: Jennifer Turner on Water Challenges for Growing China
“China is a very energy hungry country, so it’s not surprising that they are damming the rivers.”
Officials in Three States Pin Water Woes on Gas Drilling
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Norma Fiorentino’s drinking water well was a time bomb. For weeks, workers in her small northeastern Pennsylvania town had been plumbing natural gas deposits from a drilling rig a few hundred yards away. They cracked the earth and pumped in fluids to force the gas out. Somehow, stray gas worked into […]
New Report: Turbid Water Stirs Up Future of Insecurity for Asia
Asia faces unprecedented water challenges, experts say, but solutions are within reach.