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States Seek Profit, Regulation from Natural Gas Drilling

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February 17, 2010

Pennsylvania's latest budget proposal includes a tax on energy firms that tap the state’s shale gas reserves.

NYC Seeks to Ban Gas Drilling Within the City’s Watershed

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January 6, 2010

Fracking could contaminate New York’s unfiltered water supply and require costly filtration, report says.

Congress, Michigan Legislature Asked to Fix Leaks in Great Lakes Compact

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November 23, 2009

It’s been more than a year since eight states agreed to prevent large-scale diversions from the Great Lakes, the most abundant source of clean freshwater on the planet. The passage of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, completed after ten years of campaigning by public interest organizations, legislative leaders, and governors of both parties, was meant to permanently secure the globally significant storehouse of water contained in the Great Lakes.

Peter Gleick: Water use in the United States has Leveled off: New Remarkable Numbers Released

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October 29, 2009

New numbers on total water use in the United States in 2005 have just been released by the U.S. Geological Survey, which does an assessment of water use every five years.

Taking Back the Tap, One City at A Time

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October 21, 2009

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Take Back the Tap Campaign

Grand Rapids, Michigan is the latest U.S. city to promote the use of tap water over bottled water, joining New York, San Francisco and Portland.

Budget Constraints, Anomalies Delay USGS Water Data Release

July 25, 2009

Budget and personnel issues have delayed the 2005 U.S. Geological Survey national water use data, leaving many in the water world anxiously awaiting its release.