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Infographic: Plan to Change Lake Ontario Water Level Regulations Considered by Canada, U.S.
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Simulations using 20th-century climate data compare Lake Ontario…

Panama’s Water-Rich Eden Confronts Snake’s Temptation
Can the richest Central American nation build a commercial eco-paradise?


The Stream, December 19: Climate Change and Everest at a Gigapixel
Barge traffic on a stretch of the Rhine River has come to a halt…

The Stream, December 7: A New Route for Keystone XL?
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near the…

Florida Oyster Harvest Suffers As Drought Intensifies Water Battle with Georgia and Alabama
The drought that set upon the United States this year has tightened a three-state tug-of-war over fresh water, affecting marine life and a valuable fishing economy downstream in the Deep South's Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, the most biodiverse river system in North America.

Study: Freshwater Food Webs Hit Hard by Drought
A new report out of the United Kingdom's academic world concludes that droughts can cause sharp declines in the number of species in a stream. Additionally, there is the potential for partial collapse of aquatic food webs.

The Stream, September 7: Pesticides Exact Big Toll on Health and Environment
Heavy downpours triggered floods and caused roofs to collapse…

Reporting From Apalachicola, Florida: A Thousand Straws Stress River Basin
Reporter Codi Yeager visits the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, where a severe drought is putting pressure on vital freshwater supplies for farms, cities, industries, and ecosystems in three Southeast states.

The Stream, May 16: How Satisfactory Is World Water Quality?
A new poll from Gallup asked people in 140 countries how satisfied…

The Stream, March 9: Great Lakes Lose Ice
Ice coverage on the Great Lakes decreased 71 percent between…

The Stream, October 19: Drought Unleashes Red Tide in Texas Gulf
The largest red tide algae bloom since 2000 is gripping the Texas…