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The Stream, November 9: Redrawing the Global Crop Map Could Ease Water Stress and Feed Millions

The Global Rundown Swapping which crops are grown on existing farmland could feed an extra 825 million people and ease global water stress. Years after two major oil spills dirtied the Niger Delta, a comprehensive clean-up effort begins. Seven megatrends, including renewable energy and electric cars, could help avert catastrophic climate change. A coalition of […]

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Federal Water Tap, November 6: Government Report Highlights Human Causes of Climate Change

The Rundown U.S. government report warns that what we don’t know about climate change is perhaps more worrisome than what we do. Dam regulators make changes to the federal licensing process. The EPA spotlights innovative design and financing of sewer, septic system, and stormwater projects that use federal loans. The U.S. Geological Survey again finds […]

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The Stream, November 3: Drought and High Temperatures Expected in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile

The Global Rundown Summer in South America is expected to worsen the drought in Brazil, and bring intense heat to Chile and Argentina. Monsoon rains lash southeastern India, filling reservoirs but also affecting crops and causing the death of two girls. Britain’s shale gas industry prepares to retry fracking, years after earth tremors halted the […]

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Federal Water Tap, October 30: Sen. Booker Introduces Environmental Justice Bill

The Rundown The New Jersey Democrat’s bill addresses disproportionate burdens of pollution. EPA and Interior release reports on laws and agency actions that impede energy development. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee starts the groundwork for a new water infrastructure bill. President Trump says an aged dike in Florida should be repaired more quickly. The […]

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The Stream, October 27: Sea Levels Estimated to Rise 1.3m by End of Century Unless Carbon Pollution is Curbed

The Global Rundown Sea levels could rise by 1.3 metres this century if coal-generated electricity is not eliminated by 2050, a new report finds. Recent drought trends in Europe follow climate change projections, with fewer droughts in the north but more in the south. The Australian government may have bought ‘ghost water’ in a $78 […]

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Federal Water Tap, October 23: Chemical Contamination and Nutrient Trading Assessed in Pair of GAO Reports

The Rundown The GAO finds little activity in state nutrient trading markets and catalogues the military’s response to firefighting chemicals in drinking water. Security agencies warn energy and water utilities about a hacking campaign that began in May. Developers file a permit for a 2,000-megawatt pumped storage hydropower project in northern Arizona. The U.S. Geological […]

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The Stream, October 19: One Million Puerto Ricans Still Do Not Have Clean Drinking Water

The Global Rundown A month after Hurricane Maria, desperate Puerto Ricans resort to drawing water from a Superfund site contaminated with industrial chemicals. Officials in Karachi, Pakistan craft the city’s first-ever flood management plan following devastating floods in August. Norwegian company Statoil launches a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland. Large-scale water projects helped […]

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The Stream, October 9: Thirty Percent of Iran’s Water Infrastructure is in Need of Replacement

The Global Rundown At least 30 percent of Iran’s aging water and sanitation infrastructure is in need of repair, according the country’s energy minister. Hurricane Nate kills nearly 30 people in Central America before making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Agricultural over-pumping depletes the High Plains Aquifer beneath Colorado’s Eastern Plains. Indian President Ram […]

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