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“A New Zone of Uncertainty”: What West Virginia v. EPA Means for Water and Environment

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The Supreme Court’s empowerment of the “major questions” doctrine could limit the federal government’s agility at a time when it is urgently needed.

EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

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Revised health advisories are a precursor to federal regulation.

HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province

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Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.

Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West

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In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.

What Does Water Want? A Conversation with Author Erica Gies

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Problems and opportunities spring from the mismatch between the natural world and the built environment.

What Happens If Glen Canyon Dam’s Power Shuts Off?

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Lake Powell is drying behind one of the Southwest’s largest hydropower plants.

HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis

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Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.