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Q&A: Bill Christiansen on the Sustainable Development Goal for Water Efficiency
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Bill Christiansen, program manager for the Chicago-based Alliance for Water Efficiency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the efficient and sustainable use of water, talks with Circle of Blue about the subgoal to improve water efficiency.
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Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers
Farm districts preserve fresh groundwater with recycled wastewater
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California Groundwater Law Tests State’s Capacity to Oversee A Vital Resource
A year after passage, California begins building a new regulatory…
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Animation: Progression of Wildfires in the United States
Wildfires rage in drought-stricken California and are becoming more prevalent across the country.
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Catalyst: California Series Sketches Blueprint for Drought Response
Strategies must bridge political jurisdictions and reflect local water conditions.
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The Fall and Potential Rise of California’s San Joaquin Valley
Groundwater pumping is reshaping California’s farm belt.
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The Forgotten Great Lake
On Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, COB reporter Codi Kozacek found that much is happening, but not many are looking.
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WaterSmart Pulls Water Savings from the Cloud
Software company uses data to reboot the venerable water utility.
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Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.
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Infographic: U.S. Surface Water Pollution by State
More than half of the country's lakes and rivers are not meeting water quality standards.
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Effective Responses to Global Water Crisis Are Largely Local
With exceptions like California and Australia, regions and cities shape resilient adaptations to water security.
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‘Disastrous Year’ for North Cascades Glaciers Heralds Global Decline
Record heat in 2015 is melting glaciers at an eye-popping pace.