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Desalination Has a Waste Problem
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Brine production is 50 percent higher than was assumed, UN study finds.
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Israel’s Mediterranean Desalination Plants Shift Regional Water Balance
Desalination could remake the region’s politics and ecology.…
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Israel’s Water Resource Ethic: More With Less
Desert life nurtures respect for water.
By Brett Walton,…
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The Missing Ingredient in the Obama Water Strategy
Science and technology are fundamental pieces, but policy change may be the hardest fix of all.
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Infographic: Brackish Water Desalination Plants in Texas
Less salty than the sea, brackish water is poised for wider use…
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2016 Preview: Brackish Groundwater Takes a Star Turn
In the perpetual search for water supplies, a salty upstart will…
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Report: Lima Citizens Shoulder the Financial Burden of Water Insecurity
In Peru’s capital city, vulnerable communities pay a premium for water as poor infrastructure, population growth, and climate change pressure supplies.
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California Drought Puts Desalination, Fresh Water From The Sea, In A New Light
Era of ample water supply and cheap prices is ending.
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Recycled Water Facility in Australia Offers Lessons for Global Drought Planning
Recycling wastewater is cheaper than desalination and less environmentally damaging than river diversions.
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Australian State Considers Selling Its Biggest Water Assets, Built During Drought Panic
Queensland’s rush to build desalination and recycled water…
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The Stream, February 14: Major Water Loss Across Middle East
The Tigris and Euphrates' river basins lost almost as much water…
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The Stream, February 5: Water-Energy Nexus in China
When a Greenpeace China rapid response team ventured to a chemical…