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The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
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One By One Big Hydropower Dams Disrupt Mekong River’s Free Flow
In unfolding global energy revolution, expensive and ecologically risky dams may not be right choice to generate more electricity.
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The Stream, August 24: Shale Gas In The Colorado River Basin
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About 30 million people from Wyoming to Southern California who…
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Water Pollution Solution — New York Experiments with Coal Tar “Sponges” in Hudson River
Testing new methods to remove residual coal tar from riverbeds in New York.
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Giving Our Choke Point The Heimlich Maneuver
In the U.S. a fifth of all energy may be consumed by water, and the biggest use of water – 42% by some estimates – is for energy.
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Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges
Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.
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Infographic: Anatomy of a Gas Well
Several layers of steel casing typically enclose a well bore and the empty spaces between can be sealed with cement.
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Infographic: What is Hydraulic Fracturing?
Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States.
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India and Pakistan Dispute Water Use for Hydropower, Agriculture
India strives to redirect water, currently used for Pakistani agriculture, on the Kishanganga River for 330 megawatts.
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Drought, Climate Change Jeopardize Global Hydropower Policies
Less precipitation + more extreme droughts = electricity shortages.
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Video: Toxic Coal Ash Town in Indiana
A small Indiana town is slated for cleanup as an EPA Alternative Superfund Site.
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