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Dried Up: Texas Industry and Residents Square Off Over Water as Drought Continues
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With nearly 65 percent of Texas experiencing exceptional drought, water is becoming increasingly precious—and scarce—in a state that has to divide the resource between the growing appetites of farmers, city residents, and energy corporations.
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China Responds to Explosive Growth, Pollution, and Water Scarcity in Latest Five-Year Plan
Will momentum for runaway development be too powerful to restrain?
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Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country
An escalating confrontation over resources; a confrontation with global implications.
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Pakistan and India in Dam Building Race — Interpreting the Indus Waters Treaty
A new era of dam building brings uncertainty to the 50-year-old water truce between India and Pakistan.
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EPA and Halliburton Skirmish — Promises of Safer Fracking Fluid
After denying EPA disclosure request, Halliburton promises safer fracking fluid and more disclosure.
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Egypt’s Assets in Ethiopia May Help Ease Tensions Over Nile River
The African country reaches out to its Nile Basin neighbor.
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In Era of Climate Change and Water Scarcity, Meeting National Energy Demand Confronts Major Impediments
The pursuit of energy development development reveal gaps in policymaking.
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Egyptian Drinking Water Threatened by Nile Oil Spill
Water purification stations shut down to prevent polluted water from entering filters.
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Water Demand is Flash Point in Dakota Oil Boom
Production from the Bakken Shale is projected to use up to 5.5 billion gallons of water annually.
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Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater and Drinking Water Sites in 21 States, Study Finds
The EPA must do a better job of regulating the waste and protecting the nation’s water supply.
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Water Scarcity Prompts Different Plans to Reckon With U.S. Energy Choke Point
Southeast could learn from Southwest
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Q&A: Josh Fox on the ‘Toxification’ of U.S. Water Sources in the Dig for Natural Gas
The documentary “Gasland" has shown at film festivals and on HBO.