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New Mexico Oil Production Is Soaring. Now What To Do With The Wastewater?
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State lawmakers pass bill to facilitate reusing salty water from the oil fields.
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Historic Missouri River Flood Damages Water Infrastructure
Sewage spills, pollution risks, and reduced capacity at drinking water plants.
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HotSpots H2O: Worst-Ever Power Outage Deepens Venezuela Water Insecurity
When a nationwide power outage struck two weeks ago, parts of the country slipped into total chaos.
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Is U.S. Groundwater Quality Getting Better or Worse? It’s Hard to Say
Too little data so far for main national monitoring network.
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HotSpots H2O: Drought, Violence Spread Hunger in Ethiopia
A web of violence, past droughts, and current dry conditions is ensnaring Ethiopia in an ongoing food crisis.
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Severe Drinking Water Contamination Surfaces After Brutal Camp Fire
California town’s water pipes fouled by benzene and other toxic compounds.
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With Alternate Water Sources, Some Paradise Businesses Reopen
County health department requires trucked-in water for restaurants.
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Scenes From Paradise, Four Months After the Camp Fire
The Camp Fire was the most destructive in California's history. Recovery will take years.
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‘It Will Probably Resemble a Military Operation’: Q&A with Andrew Whelton on Recovery of Paradise Water System
Andrew Whelton leads a Purdue University research team that is advising the town’s water utility.
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HotSpots H2O: Suicide Bombing Sours India-Pakistan Water Relations
A suicide bombing in Kashmir has resulted in another setback in India-Pakistan water relations.
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New Jersey Said 10 Years Ago It Would Rank Its Most Contaminated Sites. It Never Did.
For decades, New Jersey’s chemical plants, textile mills and metal factories helped power America. That came at a price.
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Lake Erie’s Bill Of Rights
Toledo, Ohio, residents will vote on an unusual and controversial proposal to steward their water – by giving Lake Erie its own legal rights