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Hurricane Dolly diminishes drought in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO - A river of rain that swept into San Antonio, Texas on the winded wings of Hurricane Dolly provided enough precipitation for the Edwards Aquifer Authority to lift mandatory drought restrictions, reports the San Antonio Business Journal. Read the story »
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Appellate court blasts ballast water dumping in Great Lakes
An appeals court in California upheld the decision to bar ships passing through the Great Lakes from discharging ballast water on their way to or from the ocean, an article in Democrat and Chronicle announces. Read the story »
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Oil tanker spills 420,000 gallons into Mississippi River
HOUSTON - Coast Guard officials have had to act quickly to close down twenty-nine miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans due to an oil spill Wednesday morning, Reuters reports. Read the story »
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Australia Water Commission considers scarcity pricing
AUSTRALIA - When water is scarce, Australians might face steep charges for usage rather than traditional restrictions imposed during times of drought. Read the story »
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Three Gorges exodus complete
BEIJING - After four years of migration, over 4 million people have been evacuated from their homes to make way for the waters of China’s gargantuan hydroelectric project. Read the story »
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Up the Yangtze depicts social complexity of China’s Three Gorges Dam
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - In time for the Beijing Olympics, Up the Yangtze documents a journey into the heart of the Chinese Dream. With her family on the verge of becoming environmental refugees, Yu Shui departs to work for the opportunistic tourism company, Farewell Cruises, on the quickly changing Yangtze River. Read the story »
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Lake Victoria beset by environmental problems
Kisumu, Kenya - Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa, is shrinking, dropping some six feet in the last four years. Over 30 million people in three East African nations depend on the lake’s water for their livelihoods and biologists fear that if the overdraw from the lake doesn’t decrease, Victoria could surfer from serious ecological problems. Read the story »
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Images: Circle of Blue collaborator featured in National Geographic
Nearly a year after four mountain gorillas were carried out of the forest — shot and burned — photojournalist Brent Stirton’s photographs of the event are featured on the cover of the July 2008 National Geographic. Read the story »
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Vanishing Lake Chad — A Water Crisis in Central Africa
by C.T. Pope
Once the third-largest source of freshwater in Africa, Lake Chad is disappearing according to new satellite images — putting millions of people in four Central African countries at risk of losing their primary water supply. Read the story »
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Oil giant wins bids for industrial water plant in IndiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A concession agreement made this Friday in West Bengal, India grants Haldia Water Management Ltd (HWML) a...
Uranium-riddled groundwater reported in holy city of VaranasiVARANASI, India - While India’s magical state of Jharkhand usually monopolizes headlines regarding radioactive groundwater content,...
Energy and Water Needs Collide in Central AsiaAfter a harsh winter and intense spring flooding, the cities, towns, and villages of western Uzbekistan are facing a long hot summer...
Drinking water in the pipelineGANDHINAGAR, India - The unthinkable in this semi-arid state will start at Morbi, a water-starved Saurashtra town, where 34,000 metered...
India’s future drying up?NEW DELHI - With the winter rains predicted to fall, water storage levels in India could dip leading to greater water stress during...
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Mideast water supply requires heavy cash flowCAIRO - In the midst of a food crisis, the Middle East and North Africa are beginning to rethink their water needs, the New York Times...
Dry spell leaves parched Iraq seeking more than peaceBAGHDAD - With a government disorganized and conflicted, funding for restoration sits unused as Iraqi civilians attempt to cultivate...
Kyrgyz government urges citizens to rely on fossil fuels, not hydropowerBISHKEK, Kyrgystan - A mountainous nation that depends primarily on hydroelectricity generated from its Toktogul reservoir, Kyrgystan...
Water a thwarted conduit in West Bank conflictsRAMALLAH, West Bank - A drought in the West Bank is leaving the conflict-riddled region thirsty for change, Reuters reports. As Israelis...
“System of bribery” drives water politics in rural PakistanBERLIN – When Pakistani farmers need access to water, one in four pay a “corruption tax” of nearly 3 percent of their...
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Tips from Thames: Water company making surplus in time of resource deficitENGLAND - Britian’s largest water company, Thames Water, split around $2 million in bonuses last year, the Guardian announces....
Drought-stricken Cyprus makes stink about smelly imported waterNICOSIA - Cypriots’ water hopes are about to evaporate during one of their driest summers ever, Reuters reports. Although a tanker...
Short pipe delays Cyprus-Greece water exchangeNICOSIA - With water levels at their lowest in a century, the island nation of Cyprus waits for 40,000 cubic meters of water from Greece....
Water Sustainability Theme of Zaragoza World Expo ‘08Zaragoza, Spain - “Water and sustainable development” will be the theme of the Zaragoza World Expo this summer. The...
Venice urges tourists to drink from fountainsROME - As summer sets in, tourists visiting Venice will find fountains feature unexpectedly high on this year’s sightseeing tours...
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Destroying wetlands could set off “carbon bomb”Often eyed for their development potential, wetlands contain 20 percent of the earth’s carbon and nearly 800 billion tons of...
Starbucks introduces environmentally friendly coffeeStarbucks Middle East has introduced Columbia Narino El Tambo gourmet coffee across the region. Growers in El Tambo,near the upper...
Wastewater becomes fountain of growthSAN RAFAEL DE LA LAGUNA, ECUADOR — This year’s World Water Day, commemorated on Saturday, 22 March, and the International...
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