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Sitka, Alaska Still Waits on First Bulk Water Export
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City favors contract extension with company that missed $US 1…
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Southeast Alaska, All Rainforests, Glaciers, and Waterfalls, Nevertheless Has Water Worries
Resource-extraction economy faces inherent tensions between development…
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U.S. Clean Water Enforcement Strategy: Big Penalties But Fewer Prosecutions
Agencies are going after polluters with smaller staffs and less money.
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Fear and Hoping in Seattle
All is woe in the water world — or is it? Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton reflects on an extraordinary summer.
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California Fire Danger Mounts in Sierra Nevada Forests
Bark beetles, water scarcity, and dying trees herald a region in ecological transition during the height of state's four-year drought.
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Alaska Bulk Water Shipments to California Proposed
Despite a signed contract, Sitka city officials say the real test is whether water is actually delivered.
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Wisconsin Iron Mine Plans Abandoned Due to Wetlands
EPA action under Clean Water Act cited as determining factor.…
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Infographic: A History of EPA Veto Actions to Protect Water
The EPA has issued 13 vetoes since the passing of the Clean Water…
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EPA’s Proposed Veto of Alaska’s Pebble Mine in Line with Past Uses of Clean Water Act
Legal experts say process should provide certainty, not worry,…
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Scrubbing Rocks, and Other Things Scientists Do
Basic scientific research is not glamorous.
Photo Codi Kozacek…
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What Happens in the Arctic Doesn’t Stay in the Arctic
Carbon dioxide released here can drive climate change elsewhere.
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Following EPA Action, Rio Tinto Exits Alaska Pebble Mine Project
U.S. agency moves to restrict development in Bristol Bay watershed.…