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Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

Water as a Tool of War: Qaddafi Loyalists Turn Off Tap for Half of Libya

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Muammar Qaddafi’s great achievement of tapping desert aquifers and sending the water hundreds of kilometers to Tripoli, the capital, and other coastal cities is now the focal point for sabotage and siege. Aid agencies have begun humanitarian relief as rebel leaders try to gain control of water-producing regions.

US and Canada Revisit Key Water Quality Pact

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

FRAC Act—Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica In a widely expected move…

Here’s Something New in Australia: A Plan That Takes Water from Agriculture

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At First Aghast, Victoria Grower Leads Campaign in Support of…

Pass the Water: African Leaders Suggest Sharing Resources

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SIRTE, Libya -- With many African countries feeling the effects…

Congressmen Urge Obama to Strengthen Clean Water Act

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The Bush Administration has weakened the maw of the Clean Water…

Going against the Flow: India, Bangladesh worry China may Divert Water from Tibet

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Downstream worries about the environment, agriculture and politics.

Can Colorado Bureaucrats Reincarnate their River?

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While accepting a conservation award for his work in natural…

Australian States Legislate Rescue Team for Murray-Darling Basin

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Victoria, the final state to sign a water bill that allows…

Senator Obama’s comments heat up water wars in Southern U.S.

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At an official campaign stop in Florida, Presidential hopeful…

U.S. Army says water fuels war in Iraq

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WASHINGTON -- While experts warn of impending water wars, the…

Bush Signs Great Lakes Compact Into Law

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President Bush added the final signatory touch to the long awaited…