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Three River Communities, Worlds Apart, Tell Stories of Indigeneity in the Age of the Anthropocene

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The global climate crisis has devastating effects on indigenous communities. In St. Vincent, Borneo, and Alaska, decades of displacement, deforestation, and warming have defined a harrowing Anthropogenic Epoch.

“We Can’t Have Land Back Without Water Back”

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Julia Bernal came of age while living in a watershed turned upside down by dams and diversions. Now an activist, she campaigns for Indigenous rights — and the water to sustain them.

Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped

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U.S. utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world.

Some Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement

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Mistrust of the government, fears related to immigration, and unclear messaging make the operation a hard sell in some neighborhoods.

Cheap Cybersecurity Defenses Exist, But They’re Not Reaching Water Utilities Who Need Them

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An era of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure has begun. Rural water utilities have vulnerabilities and advantages.

Dealing With The Soup of Chemicals That Can Get Into Your Drinking Water

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All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there. It's a soup of chemicals.

Constant, Compounding Disasters Are Exhausting Emergency Response

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Fires, droughts, floods, power outages. The interval between disasters is shortening, or in some cases disappearing altogether.

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate

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Urban infrastructure in many cities was not built for current and future climate pressures.

In Chicago, Flooding Overwhelmingly Strikes Communities of Color

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Drought, The Everything Disaster

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When water stops flowing, painful days are at hand.

As a Hot, Dry Summer Begins in California, More Water Wells Are Failing

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Government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for difficult months ahead.

Feds Release First Slice of Water Bill Assistance Funds

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The Department of Health and Human Services released $166.6 million in federal funds for the new, Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).