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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation:

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Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on.

2021 Election Preview: The Expensive Battle in Maine over Hydropower Imports

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The second-most expensive campaign in Maine history is a debate over energy infrastructure.

2021 Election Preview: Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works

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Boise and Virginia Beach ask voters to approve infrastructure plans that exceed a half-billion dollars.

2021 Election Preview: New York Considers Right to Clean Water

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Voters will decide on a constitutional amendment for environmental rights.

In Benton Harbor, Residents’ Complaints of Lead-Tainted Water Carry Echoes

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Water samples from Benton Harbor homes since 2018 consistently revealed elevated levels of lead

Water Groups Lauded a Side Agreement at the Paris Climate Conference. Then It Languished.

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The fate of the Paris Pact reveals the difficulties in incorporating water into global climate agreements.

As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

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Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more?

In Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water

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Carbon-reduction plans, if not well designed, can worsen water scarcity and pollution.

Toxin Levels Spike, Prompting Drinking Water Emergency in Northern California

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Cyanotoxins in the state’s second-largest freshwater lake soared this month amid a hot, dry summer.

The Town that Flood-Proofed Itself

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Ottawa, Illinois learned how to keep its residents out of harms way. But on the river’s edge, safety has often required sacrifice.

Dam Battles Converge on Cambodia’s 3S Rivers

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The rivers are an ecological bounty in the Mekong watershed. But technical reviews pay little attention to environmental costs of dam building.

‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance

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Water was overlooked in past global climate talks. Advocates are focusing on the Glasgow meeting to highlight water’s indispensable climate role.