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HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province
Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.
Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West
In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.
What Does Water Want? A Conversation with Author Erica Gies
Problems and opportunities spring from the mismatch between the natural world and the built environment.
What Happens If Glen Canyon Dam’s Power Shuts Off?
Lake Powell is drying behind one of the Southwest’s largest hydropower plants.
HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.
Power through the Adirondack Park
$4 billion transmission line to deliver Canadian hydropower to New York illustrates tradeoffs in the energy transition.
Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes
The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall
More communities gain access to the largest federal infusion in a half-century.