November, 2008

saemangeumseawall
BUAN, South Korea — From a scenic dyke in the peninsular nation’s rural north, South Korea seeks to conjure a commercial and residential development seven times larger than Manhattan.

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zebramussel
DULUTH, Minnesota — Zebra Mussels traveling into the Great Lakes region of the United States now need a passport.

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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — As green builders proliferate across the nation, blue buildings are claiming their fifteen minutes as well.

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BUFFALO, New York — Homeowners unable to pay their water bills sometimes circumvent the system, reconnecting to the source themselves. But no longer

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farmriver
MANHATTAN, Kansas — A sip of water, a wad of singles, a wending stream. According to research from the University of Kansas, all three suffer from chemical runoff

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Huang He
BEIJING — One third of China’s Yellow River is now poisonous to drink, new data reveals.

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In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and author Rose George explores the politics of sanitation.

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What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word

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desertman
The word on the world is out and, water-wise, it is far from encouraging.

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fallowfield
Fallow fields and cattle for sale foreshadow a future of continued drought for California.

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