Author Stories

Interest in bulk water has seen new life, most prominently from sources in Alaska.

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The Guinea worm has the potential to become the second completely eradicated disease in human history—but the political stability of one African nation will play a crucial role.

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Q&A: 'Crude' Director Joe Berlinger on Chevron Oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Joe Berlinger discusses the three years he spent documenting the international legal battle and the human faces that have emerged from a major environmental disaster of oil contamination in the rainforest.

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In Chile’s trackless mountain wilderness, a clash between pristine rivers and hydropower prospects

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A look back at the concerns of indigenous communities during the historic climate talks in Copenhagen last month.

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Hans VanSumeren has performed extensive water-related research from Maine to the Florida Keys, as far West as the Hawaiian Islands, and all the way to the bitter north of the Alaskan Bering Glacier. His latest adventure — creating the only Freshwater Studies program in the nation — is innovatively using education to combat the global water crisis.

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Circle of Blue’s Aubrey Ann Parker reports on-the-ground from the Global Day of Action and reveals the truth behind sensational headlines that played up police arrests in Copenhagen.

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texas-290A booming population and climate change are further jeopardizing Texas’ limited water supply, officials warn.

More than 600 Texas lawmakers and water policy experts came together in Fort Worth this week for The Water Event conference to raise awareness about the state’s water crisis. The two-day forum called attention to legislation that aims to confront the state’s depleting water resources while its population swells.

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Tennessee River Water Allocation Face-off

Read November 28th, 2009 update here.

Could the fourth time be the charm for Georgia’s push to re-negotiate its border with Tennessee?

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