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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.
Lakota Women and Ranchers Lead Charge to Break Silence Against Uranium Mine
The uranium mine is comprised of thousands of wells at the base of Crow Butte, a sacred site located within Lakota treaty territories.
After the Frack: Hydraulic Fracturing’s Intense Thirst
Water withdrawals and siltation create havoc on aquatic ecosystems.
Winnemem Wintu Fight for Cultural Survival in Northern California
When Shasta Dam was built in 1945, the Winnemem lost 90 percent of their sacred and ceremonial sites.