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Choke Point: U.S. — Water, Energy, and the Ohio River Valley’s New Course
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Few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and water than this southeast Ohio town.

Summer Camp for Journalists: Water in Old Mining Country
On the road with IJNR's Mining Country Institute, Hawaii-based Codi Yeager-Kozacek returns to Michigan and the Midwest.

Report: U.S. EPA Has Chance to Vastly Reduce Water Pollution from Power Plants
EPA proposes tougher federal wastewater guidelines, while electricity…

Water a Key Issue as Developing Countries Drive Growth in Global Food Production
Growing agricultural sectors pose problems for water management…

One Year After Historic Drought, Good News From U.S. Corn Belt
A record harvest adds a new twist to the global food stocks roller…
Great Lakes Water Quality: Technology and Regulations Work to Eliminate Major Shipping Pathway for Invasive Species
Political action and technological advances are cutting down…

Global Grain Reserves Are Low; Legacy of U.S. Drought
Dwindling water supplies, low grain supplies, high prices for bread, meat, milk are outcomes of one of the worst droughts in the American history.

The Stream, April 19: Drought-hit Midwest Pummeled by Rains
Drought Relief
Farm fields across the Midwestern United States…

The Stream, April 17: Vietnam Farms and Dams Compete for Water Amid Drought
Water-Food-Energy
A drought in Vietnam has uncovered tensions…

In Hawaii, ‘The Rain Follows The Forest’
With her recent move from Alabama to Hawaii, Circle of Blue reporter Codi Yeager-Kozacek finds that, in the middle of an ocean, freshwater challenges abound.

The Stream, April 12: Water Troubles Holding Back Ghana’s Economy
Water Infrastructure
Ghana’s water infrastructure is in such…

The Stream, April 10: Japan’s Fukushima Water Tanks Spring Leaks
A leak was discovered at yet another underground water storage…