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The Trump administration’s campaign to pare down the federal government, end federal funding for science, and waive environmental regulations is having severe consequences for ensuring water quality.
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Data Centers a Small, But Growing Factor in Arizona’s Water Budget
BUCKEYE, Ariz. – It was supposed to be called Cipriani, a master planned community with more than 9,700 homes at the western fringe of this sprawling desert city in central Arizona. Plans have changed ...
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Sudan mining
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H2O – Catalyst
H2O Catalyst: is the continuing series of free events on America’s water supply, and the world’s water challenges. You will gain a deeper understanding about the consequences and participate in ...
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Is Water the Unmentioned Reason for Trump’s Interest in Greenland?
Say this much, President Trump’s vow to “go as far as we have to” to control Greenland is pernicious, consistent, and ironic. Though he’s obscured his reasons for bringing the world’s largest island ...
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President Trump wants to expand hard rock mining on federal lands. A March 20 executive order calls for increasing new mining for uranium, copper, potash, gold, and any other “critical minerals” on ...
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Readers of Circle of Blue know well that industrial agriculture is the largest source of water pollution in the United States. Fertilizer draining from farmland and manure pouring out of factory ...
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Oakland’s Web of Waters Shapes New Economy, Civic Energy
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Fear and Hoping in Seattle
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Global Drought Discussed on “The World” with Marco Werman and Circle of Blue
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Floods near Ethiopia’s Lake Tana displaced thousands of people in 2006. Aid agencies warn that floods linked to this year’s El Nino could exacerbate food insecurity in Ethiopia and Somalia.