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Solar Power Plants Drain Desert Waters
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The push for renewable energy through low-carbon alternatives could further compromise water resources

Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaTwo prominent gas industry executives…

New York State Paves Way for Gas Drilling With Release of Environmental Review
By Abrahm Lustgarten, Joaquin Sapien, and Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica…

Fresh Water Crisis Seen at Top of Clinton Global Initiative Priorities

Map: Oil Pipelines and Vegetation in the Niger Delta
Nigeria has been pumping vast amounts of oil since the 1950s. This map shows the oil fields, pipelines, and terminals in relation to the Niger Delta's main cities and its differing types of vegetation, from swamplands to rainforests.

War on Water: A Clash Over Oil, Power and Poverty in the Niger Delta
Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone

Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaAfter three chemical spills in…

Peter Gleick: Crikey! Real Water Conservation and Efficiency in Australia
Regular readers of this blog know my feelings about the potential to improve the efficiency of our water use. Besides being cheaper and more environmentally beneficial than new supply options, efficiency improvements are easier to find.

Ed Kashi: Oil and Conflict in the Niger Delta

Dry Spell Drives Kenya to Famine
