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Shrinking Sierra Snowpack Spells Another Dry Year for California

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The first measure of moisture in the Sierra Snowpack this season…

Glaciers Adrift: Climate Change Comes to Nepal

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Although many Nepalis have contributed little to climate change, they experience it most drastically.

States Remedy Polluted Ohio River

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When officials found high fecal counts in the Ohio River, they…

Courting Disaster: Chevron Brought Before Law in Ecuador Wastewater Dispute

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More than 125,000 people have filed a class-action lawsuit in Ecuador.

The Walled Grave: Politics of Neglect Caused Zimbabwe’s Cholera Outbreak

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Grim consequences of failed water and sanitation infrastructure by…

Global Warming’s Silver Lining: Could Water Vapor Cool the Planet?

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WASHINGTON -- Evaporation might be a cool answer to global warming.…

Three Gorges Dam Causes Havoc as Water Levels Rise

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BEIJING -- The hydroelectric feat that displaced over a million…

Opinion: Ethanol and Water

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When thirsty people plant thirsty crops to fuel thirsty car…

Mapping Thirst: New UN Graphics Predict Changes in Water Supply

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently…

Pass the Water: African Leaders Suggest Sharing Resources

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SIRTE, Libya -- With many African countries feeling the effects…

Northern Alabama Celebrates End of Drought

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As heavy rain blurs the vision of the common passerby, the U.S.…

Congressmen Urge Obama to Strengthen Clean Water Act

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The Bush Administration has weakened the maw of the Clean Water…