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Permian Oil Boom Uncorks Multibillion-Dollar Water Play
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Producing oil produces even more water. Getting rid of it is a large and expanding business.
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Toxic Water, Toxic Crops: India’s Public Health Time Bomb
Raw sewage and industrial wastewater contaminated with metals and chemicals irrigate much of the India's food.
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Durban Water and Sanitation For Poor Sets Global Standard
South African city's water experimentation and innovation serves…
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Infographic: America’s Septic Systems
Nearly one-fifth of U.S. households are not connected to a public…
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One Way to Ease California Drought: Recycle Wastewater For Irrigation
Del Puerto Water District to buy a third of its water supply from Modesto and Turlock treatment plants.
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Oakland’s Water Treatment Plant Generates Its Own Energy and Then Some
Plant is at the center of a big move to also solve city’s solid waste problem.
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California Oil Industry’s Wastewater Saga Adds New Twist
A lawsuit, an official's resignation, and failed legislative proposals marked the beginning of June.
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Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.
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Infographic: Wastewater in California’s Oil Fields
The oil industry's relationship to water is governed by a surprising ratio.
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Amid California Drought, Oil Industry Wastewater Attracts New Scrutiny
State and federal authorities move to tame use of aquifers as…
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Price of Water 2015: Up 6 Percent in 30 Major U.S. Cities; 41 Percent Rise Since 2010
As urban water use declines, utilities change business models.
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Orange County Recycled Water System Shows Importance of Collaboration
From Southern California, a model of success for water’s future.