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Maui Mayor Rejects Clean Water Act Settlement, Aims for Supreme Court Hearing
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Internal politics in Maui County muddle a closely watched groundwater case.
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Clean Water Act Showdown at Supreme Court Might Be Avoided. For Now.
A lawsuit with broad implications for the country’s waterways and pollution permitting system might be resolved out of court, avoiding, at least for now, a showdown in the nation’s highest court over the scope of the Clean Water Act.
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Study: Inadequate Groundwater for Current and Potential Demands in Basin Targeted by Las Vegas
Spring, creeks, and wetlands on the Nevada-Utah border are at risk in “worst case” pumping scenario, U.S. Geological Survey finds.
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As Seas Rise, Unchecked Groundwater Use Sinks Coastal Cities
Life on the coast is already hazardous. Groundwater mismanagement amplifies other risks.
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Risks to Groundwater in India’s Solar Irrigation Pump Expansion
Cheap solar power, widely available, could worsen India’s already depleted aquifers.
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U.S. Groundwater Wells Race Towards Bottom
Well depths are increasing across the United States, study finds.
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Michigan leads nation in PFAS. It will lead cleanups, too, U.S. reps say
A report this month found Michigan leads the nation in sites contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS, and the state’s bipartisan delegation in Congress has introduced a flurry of legislation to increase testing.
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Capital Flight? Indonesia Leader Suggests Moving Government Out of Sinking Jakarta
Unsustainable groundwater use is one factor that could prompt a political and urban restructuring in Indonesia.
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Nitrate Pollution Rising In Private Wells in Iowa
Report highlights lack of water quality data for household wells.
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Is U.S. Groundwater Quality Getting Better or Worse? It’s Hard to Say
Too little data so far for main national monitoring network.
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Groundwater Plummets in Delhi, City of 29 Million
Experts warn that Delhi could reach “zero groundwater levels” by 2020.
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New Estimate Finds Less Fresh Groundwater in U.S. Than Previously Assumed
A new study demonstrates that fresh groundwater, in eastern states as well as those west of the Mississippi, is shallower than previously thought and thus less abundant.