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Conga Mine in Peru Halted By Water Concerns, Civic Opposition
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U.S. mining company retreats from $US 4.8 billion gold and copper…
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Southeast Alaska, All Rainforests, Glaciers, and Waterfalls, Nevertheless Has Water Worries
Resource-extraction economy faces inherent tensions between development…
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Meddling With the Environment Puts Rio Tinto on Mock Olympic Podium
Environmentalists and workers' unions are angry that Rio Tinto,…
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The Stream, July 6: Hunger Looms in Somalia and Sudan
aid organizations are warning of a possible famine in Sudan,…
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The Stream, February 16: Uruguay to Begin Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration
Uruguay has signed a contract with U.S. company Schuepbach Energy…
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The Stream, January 3: Quake Concerns Suspend Well Operations in Ohio
Ohio has suspended operations at five deep wells used to dispose…
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The Stream, December 27: Global Groundwater Levels
Groundwater levels have dropped dramatically in many places across…
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The Stream, November 18: UNEP Calls for Green Global Economy
Water management trails climate change on companies' agenda,…
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Australia Builds Desalination Plants and Pipelines to Bring Water to Mines
To feed water-hungry mining industries, similar plans are in the works to supply drought-ridden regions of Australia and China.
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The Stream, February 10: Hydropower Push
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a draft plan…
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Reservoir of Acidic Water Rises Beneath South Africa’s Largest City
Polluted groundwater has forced the South African government to scramble for solutions.
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Argentina’s Glaciers
Bill passes that will ban mining and oil drilling in Andean ice fields.