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Pastoralist Association Taming Climate-Related Conflict in Eastern Africa
As water scarcity exacerbates long-standing conflicts over resources, a group of elders works for lasting peace.
Big Water vs. the National Parks: The Fight Against Bottled Water Goes Federal
Major corporations are fighting the National Park Service's efforts to ban the sale of bottled water in national parks.
Water Pollution Trading Programs Under Fire as Report Finds Lax Oversight
Programs with a goal of establishing a water pollution credit trading market have spread into more than 20 states.
Why the US Love Affair With Bottled Water Has to Stop
Last year, Americans drank more than 10 billion gallons of bottled water. Wildlife and the environment paid.
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Worries Build Among Investors Over Oil and Gas Industry’s Exposure to Water and Climate Risks
Roughly two thirds of oil and gas companies say they are vulnerable to water risks.
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Water Remains Largely Marginalized in Climate Talks
Six hundred sixty-three million people are still without water globally.
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Haiti’s Earthquake Was Devastating, but the Cholera Epidemic Was Worse
Earthquakes are unavoidable. Human rights tragedies are not.
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California Says “No” to Plastic Microbeads
A federal ban is the obvious next step in dealing with this serious health concern.
Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater
Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought.