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The Stream, July 21: UN Declares Famine in Somalia
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The United Nations has declared famine in two regions of southern…
The Stream, July 14: U.S. Clean-Water Standards
With just a few weeks until the details of a draft plan for the…
Infographic: An Elemental Concern—Arsenic in Drinking Water
Arsenic is both naturally occurring and artificially produced, and the toxin is very dangerous since it often has no color, taste, or smell. This graphic breaks down how arsenic gets into drinking water supplies and how arsenic affects the U.S. on the state level.
The Stream, July 11: Desperate Hunger Looms in the Horn of Africa
An unprecedented drought, instability and higher global food…
The Stream, July 4: France Bans Fracking
France became the first country to outlaw hydraulic fracking,…
Wastewater Recycled for Drinking: Low Water Reserves Prompt Australian Push
On Australia’s western coast, the city of Perth is in critical danger of depleting the water reserves held by its dams. In response, the government is pumping treated wastewater into the Gnangara Mound Aquifer.
The Stream, June 24: Xayaburi Dam
Laos is moving forward with the construction of the controversial…
The Stream, June 16: Texas Drought
The worst Texas drought in more than a century may cripple the…
The Stream, April 22: Water Pollution Accidents
China's water sector, the world's third largest, with an estimated…
The Stream, April 15: Regulating the Natural Gas Industry
Cuba's worst drought in 50 years has depleted reservoirs by about…
The Stream, April 1: Hydrocarbons
After recent reports on NPR and The New York Times, this week…
The Stream, March 16: Sources of Power
As Japan's nuclear emergency unfolds, the Guardian reports on…