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USAID Shutdown Causes Global Alarm in International Water and Climate Programs

February 4, 2025
Trump administration’s declared aim is to eliminate U.S. foreign aid agency.
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At Phoenix’s Far Edge, a Housing Boom Grasps for Water

January 31, 2025
More than 1 million people could pour into western Maricopa County in the coming decades – if housing developers can secure the water.
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Opinion: Trump’s “Thrilling New Era” Is a Gas

January 28, 2025
More carbon means powerful storms and floods, worse droughts and wildfires lie ahead.
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Opinion: Halt the Oil Flow Across Straits of Mackinac

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January 22, 2025
Civic opposition and litigation aims to end Line 5 operation.    Keith…
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In The News: World Economic Forum Appoints Circle of Blue Managing Director to its Global Future Council on the Future of the Energy Nexus

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January 16, 2025
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USAID Shutdown Causes Global Alarm in International Water and Climate Programs

February 4, 2025
Trump administration’s declared aim is to eliminate U.S. foreign aid agency.
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At Phoenix’s Far Edge, a Housing Boom Grasps for Water

January 31, 2025
More than 1 million people could pour into western Maricopa County in the coming decades – if housing developers can secure the water.
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Opinion: Trump’s “Thrilling New Era” Is a Gas

January 28, 2025
More carbon means powerful storms and floods, worse droughts and wildfires lie ahead.
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Opinion: Halt the Oil Flow Across Straits of Mackinac

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January 22, 2025
Civic opposition and litigation aims to end Line 5 operation.    Keith…
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In The News: World Economic Forum Appoints Circle of Blue Managing Director to its Global Future Council on the Future of the Energy Nexus

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January 16, 2025
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Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future

January 15, 2025
Wastewater industry rattled by toxic chemical contaminants in biosolids.
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OPINION: Spreading Like Wildfire — How Misinformation About Water and Fire in Los Angeles Inflames the Situation

January 10, 2025
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Regulators Battle Oregon and Washington Farmers Over Limits to Farm Contamination

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December 19, 2024
An effort to extricate Pacific Northwest states from mammoth…
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New EPA Federal Water Rules Put Chicago on Track to Replace All Lead Pipes Within 20 Years

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December 18, 2024
Although the proposed regulations gave the city a deferred deadline…
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Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

December 16, 2024
Landmark law encounters new problems, enduring challenges.
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The Year in Water, 2024 – Risky Business

December 11, 2024
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In Idaho Wilderness, A Clash Over Water Quality and National Security

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December 10, 2024
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