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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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Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws
Restrictions on utilities result in weak aid programs, study finds.
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Hanoi Sinks As It Grows
Unsustainable groundwater use is unsettling Vietnam’s capital.
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California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan
State considers four options as it designs nation’s first statewide affordability program.
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India’s Toxic Trail of Tears
An unending legacy of poisoning, pollution, and chemical pain.
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Water Scarcity Causes Cauvery Delta Anguish
Worst drought in 140 years leads to farmer deaths, water riots, policy impasse.
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Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess
PFASs -- used in clothing, carpets, cookware, and more -- contaminate wells across the United States.
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Chased by Drought, Rising Costs, and Clean Technology, India Pivots on Coal-Fired Power
World’s third-largest coal user joins China and U.S. in shift from black fuel.
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Gina Lopez, Philippine Environment Secretary, Pursues Watershed Protection
Clear goals to enforce pollution laws jeopardize the new secretary’s job.
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Fire and Floods Test Chile
Extreme weather poses dual threat to water supplies, and provides glimpse of the future.
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Sinking Land Crushes California Groundwater Storage Capacity
Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.
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Oroville Emergency a Warning for U.S. Dam Safety
California prepares for long battle with Oroville’s damaged spillway.