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Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Not ‘Vital’, Report Finds
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Twin oil pipelines running below the Straits of Mackinac are…

U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…

Michigan Pipeline Task Force Sets Stage for Line 5 Closure
Report calls for independent analysis of the risks, alternatives, and cost of a big oil spill in the Mackinac Straits.

North American Fossil Fuel Boom Raises Risks From Expanding Oil and Gas Transport Network
Surge in oil and gas production has seen more spills that are…

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands
An unknown volume of water has been released…

The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands
An unknown volume of water has been released…

The Stream, July 25: An Atlas of World Water Risk
Business
An 'new gold' for the 21st century, banking on scarcer…

Exxon and Imperial Oil Forced To Go Around Sensitive Idaho River Valley
Push-back on the transportation of tar sands equipment through a wilderness corridor reflects civic resistance to North American fossil fuel boom.

Q&A: Subir Bhattacharjee on the Geopolitics of Oil and Alberta’s Tar Sands
Subir Bhattacharjee — a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and one of Canada’s top water quality experts — tells Circle of Blue about the water cycle of the tar sands while he attends a high-level conference in Alberta, Canada.

The Stream, March 23: Water Security Is National Security
Water scarcity will likely create conflict in regions around…

The Stream, March 21: Drought, Fire, and Kenya’s Wildlife
Drought and Water Access
A forest fire in China's Yunnan province…

The Stream, March 12: Japan’s Tsunami Disaster – One Year On
A year after the devastating tsunami in Japan, communities in…