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Disturbing U.S. WASH Report: Water and Sanitation Lacking for Poorest Americans
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Despite an extensive water and sanitation system ranking among the world’s best, a human rights lawyer — appointed by the United Nations — has reported that some of the poorest Americans live without affordable, convenient access to these basic necessities.
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U.S. Defense Department Surpasses Water Conservation Goal, Misses Energy Targets
Several laws, executive orders, and directives guide the department’s conservation plans, but wartime operations can throw a wrench in the system.
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Interactive Map: U.S. Cities Acting Now to Reduce Water Risk from Climate Change
A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council describes water threats and adaptations in a dozen American cities.
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United Nations Stalemates on Climate Change and Security
Climate change became a hot-button issue at a recent U.N. Security…
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FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Release of U.S. Department of Energy’s ‘Water-Energy Roadmap’
The report, one of two ordered by Congress on water and energy, has been delayed for years.
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Colorado River Basin Group Releases Supply Assessment: Bureau of Reclamation Uses Climate Data to Predict 9 Percent Decline in Flow
The interim report is the first step in a two-year evaluation…
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Uncertain Future for Shale Gas in Europe — Accepted by U.K., Rejected by France, Others Undecided
Despite getting a go-ahead in the U.K., shale gas faces an uncertain future in Europe.
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U.S. Conservation Group Releases Top 10 ‘Endangered Rivers’ Report
American Rivers' annual list highlights waterways with an immediate threat to their ecosystems.
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The Price of Water 2011: Prices Rise an Average of 9 Percent in Major U.S. Cities
Because of costlier inputs and infrastructure replacement, rate experts predict prices will only go higher.
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2011 Stockholm Water Prize Awarded to Stephen Carpenter — American Professor Working On Lake Ecosystems
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor earns global recognition.
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Peter Gleick: Misrepresenting Climate Science — Cherry-Picking Data for Political Purposes
In 2009, Harrison Schmitt, a former senator, astronaut, and self-described climate "denier" (and potentially the Energy Secretary to the new New Mexican governor), sent a paper to NASA riddled with long-debunked errors of science. Others have written about this paper, taking it apart error by error. But this week, some of those errors reappeared
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Peter Gleick: 2010 Hottest Year on Record—The Graph That Should Be on the Front Page of Every Newspaper
Climate change is worsening, fast. The National Climate Data Center of the National Oceanic