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Holy Crop: How Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West
The water policies of the West have fundamentally struggled to match the region's growth and ambitions to its available supply.
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War Crime: NATO Deliberately Destroyed Libya’s Water Infrastructure
The deliberate destruction of a nation's water infrastructure is not simply a war crime.
For Those Who’ve Considered Drowning
Over a century after the transatlantic slave trade ended, we are still faced with the pervasiveness of the drowning Black body.
Food Not Lawns: An Interview With California Water Activist Susana De Anda
Susana de Anda works to make sure all Californians have access to clean, safe water.
Is the Tide Turning Against Water Privatization?
Many places that have experimented with privatization have found that public services are actually more cost-efficient in the long run.
William Rivers Pitt | Trading Paradise for a Pipeline
William Rivers Pitt gives a personal account of how a proposed pipeline would affect his New Hampshire community.
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Dahr Jamail | Experts Warn of “Cataclysmic” Changes as Planetary Temperatures Rise
We are at the very beginning of a period of “abrupt” climate disruption.
Crisis, Opportunity and Climate Austerity in Drought-Stricken California
California Gov. Jerry Brown has enacted the state's first mandatory water cuts.
Failure to Regulate: Pesticide Data Fraud Comes Home to Roost
Pesticides now found to cause cancer were registered on fraudulent or nonexistent safety studies.
“Cowspiracy”: As California Faces Drought, Film Links Meat Industry to Water Scarcity and Climate Change
One group not facing restrictions is big agriculture, which uses about 80 percent of California's water.