At least 85 percent of Americans use a municipal water system for drinking water or sewer services. This interactive infographic explains how water moves to and from your tap.
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Water Policy | Water News
Written by Circle of Blue
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:08
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:08
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Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 10:23
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 10:23
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Adapting to climate change in the U.S., according to one estimate, will cost at least a half trillion dollars over the next four decades.
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Written by Circle of Blue
Monday, 19 March 2012 11:50
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Monday, 19 March 2012 11:50
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China is pushing its renewable energy agenda by investing in hydropower. By 2015, the Chinese government expects that the country’s hydropower installed capacity will amount to 300 million kilowatts, thus reducing the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.
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Written by Brett Walton
Monday, 05 March 2012 16:28
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Monday, 05 March 2012 16:28
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Hundreds of billions of dollars are needed for renovation and improvement. But what projects will be chosen, and who will pay?
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 01 March 2012 06:00
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 06:00
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This is the second time the court has promoted the mega-project that would link the major rivers in the north with those in the south as a way to better manage water, moving it from areas of perceived surplus to areas without sufficient supplies.
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Written by Codi Yeager-Kozacek
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:51
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 09:51
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The Supreme Court denied a request by five states that were calling for immediate action to stop invasive Asian carp from infiltrating the Great Lakes. This is the third time that the court has denied an injunction for the Asian carp case.
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Written by Keith Schneider
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:09
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:09
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:19
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:19
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Decades of groundwater pumping have left one of the San Luis Valley aquifers in a perilous state. To restore its health — and the foundation of the local economy — valley leaders are developing a plan to pay farmers to fallow up to 16,000 hectares. But with commodity prices soaring, will anyone go for it, or will the state have to step in?
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Written by Nadya Ivanova
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:00
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:00
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China is on target to begin transferring water from the Yangtze River Basin to Hebei, Shandong, and Tianjin by 2013.
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Monday, 23 January 2012 09:00
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One of my best friends fell victim to polio as a child, as he describes in this Frontline story from PBS.
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