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JGanter-IowaFarm_G3_9549

Dwindling water supplies, low grain supplies, high prices for bread, meat, milk are outcomes of one of the worst droughts in the American history.

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Less money means fewer staff positions and fewer research projects at the nation’s universities.

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U.S.GW-Depletion.Map.w-Expl

Groundwater depletion in the United States has accelerated over the last decade, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, contributing to both localized problems and global issues, like sea level rise.

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Red River Compact

A water rights case to be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this week has national implications.

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california snowpack_apr13

Scarce surface water supplies will lead to an active market, research firm says.

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Kansas Geological Survey, infographic, ogallala aquifer, drought

As they have been doing for decades, political leaders and water managers in Kansas are upending Western water law traditions that originated before the state was even part of the Union.

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cattle

U.S. consumers have just started to feel the effects of last summer’s drought at the supermarket. Prices are expected to continue increasing throughout 2013.

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Cotton sorghum agriculture farming irrigation Ogallala Aquifer water Texas USDA

Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year’s planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.

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Asian carp eDNA researcher

Researchers see great promise in eDNA testing to detect invasive and rare species at low abundance — including invasive Asian carp — but refining the tool is a long process.

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The American Society of Civil Engineers says that more money needs to be spent on infrastructure.

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Marcellus Shale well pad

Though groundwater gets most of the attention, rivers are also affected by the rush of shale gas development across the United States, according to a new study that claims both wastewater and well development degrade water quality, but in different ways.

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City of Detroit

The water department could soon operate as an independent authority.

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Music lovers congregate at Hart Plaza Fountain in downtown Detroit during the Movement Electronic MusMusic lovers congregate at Hart Plaza Fountain in downtown Detroit during the Movement Electronic Music Festival in May 2012.ic Festival in May 2012.

There are many questions and few conclusions right now about Detroit’s water system.

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Sitka Alaska bulk water exports to India

On March 12, the Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Committee will ask what the state can do to encourage exports of water in bulk shipments.

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Drought_Forecasting_House_hearing

Only 75 percent of allocated funds have been awarded since Congress created the drought-warning program seven years ago, and future funding remains unclear as NIDIS prepares for Capitol Hill on Thursday.

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Keystone-Puzzle2

It is time we just said “no.”

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infographic us corn crop 2012

As drought-ravaged corn supplies wear thin in the United States, global commodity markets are counting on favorable weather — and a big corn crop — in South America.

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Central Valley Project

A new study says that cross-border evaporation can be added to the list of supply and policy problems that water and land managers in the arid Southwest US. should ponder.

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Keystone XL reroute map

Despite a new route, farmers still worry about groundwater contamination and property rights.

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colorado-590

Climate change and population growth will force the basin to add new supplies, harness demand, and change operational agreements, officials say.

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