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Taiwanese Village Blames Water Project for Typhoon Disaster

August 25, 2009

A water project in Taiwan is causing widespread discontent in a local community affected by this month's Typhoon Morakot.

Russia Plans Water Infrastructure Overhaul

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August 21, 2009

Russia vows for mass checks and upgrades of its creaking water infrastructure.

California Report: In Dry Times, Deep Reservoir of Water Solutions

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July 22, 2009

New report highlights possible solutions to state's water shortages.

Beijing Sets Water Example for Future Olympics, Report Says

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June 19, 2009

China’s water policy for the Beijing Olympics was given a thumbs-up by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a report released earlier this year.

US and Canada Revisit Key Water Quality Pact

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June 14, 2009

The United States and Canada decided to update a key agreement that protects the Great Lakes from invasive species

Fire Hot, Sky Blue, Australia’s Dire Drought Tests Journalists

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June 4, 2009

A Struggle to Tell a Story Everyone Seems to Know

Chinese Court Issues Verdicts Over Water Pollution

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June 3, 2009

Water polluters are on the docket of Chinese courts this week.

West Bank in Acute Humanitarian Crisis, World Bank Water Report Says

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May 30, 2009

Amid bloody ethnic conflict, the prolonged five-year drought in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip drags on in dismal every-day monotony, but a World Bank report published last month is raking the coals between Israelis and Palestinians over vital aquifers that they share.