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Top Ten Endangered Rivers

Endangered Rivers and Success Stories

Leavening the imperiled areas from the latest "Endangered Rivers"…
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Forecasting Western U.S. Water Supply in 2012: La Niña Again Delivers a Wet North and a Dry South

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As water availability data starts coming in, this year's water allocations and the potential consequences for irrigation, hydropower, wildfires, and flooding are being assessed — La Niña weather patterns have returned this year, but water supply conditions generally are not as extreme as they were 2011.
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The Stream, April 12: The Murray Darling River Basin Draft Plan

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As the consultation period for the draft plan on the Murray Darling…
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The Stream, April 11: Textiles Linked to Polluted Water Discharge in China

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Forty-six Chinese and multinational clothing companies are buying…
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The Stream, March 29: Shale Gas Prospects in China and California

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Water Shortage Years of uncontrolled digging of wells in Yemen…
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The Stream, March 12: Japan’s Tsunami Disaster – One Year On

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A year after the devastating tsunami in Japan, communities in…
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The Stream, March 2: Where Did The Brahmaputra River’s Water Go?

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As water levels dropped three meters (10 feet) in India's Brahmaputra…
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The Stream, December 27: Global Groundwater Levels

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Groundwater levels have dropped dramatically in many places across…
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The Stream, December 9: Farming with Less Water

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency linked hydraulic…
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Peter Gleick: Transcending Old Thinking About California Agricultural Water Use

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The debate about water use in California agriculture is stuck in a 30-year-old rut; relying on outdated and technically-flawed thinking that is slowing statewide efforts to meet 21st century challenges.
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The Stream, November 24: Big Business and Climate Policy

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Big carbon-intensive corporations are campaigning to increase…
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The Stream, October 27: China’s Desalination Plans

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A program in California's Imperial Valley offers farmers money…