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Uprooting FDR’s ‘Great Wall of Trees’

December 4, 2017

Planted after the Dust Bowl. Cut down in the climate change era.

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Report: USDA Says Farmers Expected to Plant More Water-efficient Crops in 2013

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March 29, 2013

Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.

The Stream, January 18: The Xayaburi Dam, Water Rationing, and Argentine Corn

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January 18, 2013

Rivers Vietnam and Cambodia urged Laos to halt its controversial…

The Stream, December 12: Improving Agricultural Infrastructure

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December 12, 2012

Upgrades to the world's agricultural export infrastructure, such…

The Stream, April 27: Water Cycle Intensifying Faster Than Predicted

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April 27, 2012

Climate change is causing the global water cycle to accelerate…

The Stream, March 7: Australia Floods Stir Murray-Darling Debate

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March 7, 2012

Extensive flooding in Australia makes the need to implement a…

Keystone XL Closer After U.S. House Vote

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February 18, 2012

The proposed pipeline could be approved on a much shorter timeline than was laid out by President Barack Obama, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday giving approval power for the project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Senate has not yet considered the bill.

Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

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January 18, 2012

However, the company building the pipeline will be invited to re-appl,y after finding a new route through Nebraska, according to a government official.