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A plastic pipeline supplies water to energy developers in the Permian Basin, the place where supply and demand for water draws a bit closer to conventional market norms. In Pecos County, a group of ranching and farming families have agreements to sell 12,000 acre-feet of water annually to oil and gas developers worth a total of $32.6 million.

Climate & Ecosystems

The Year in Water, 2025 – Power Shift

The Year in Water, 2025 – Power Shift

In Burned Forests, the West’s Snowpack Is Melting Earlier

In Burned Forests, the West’s Snowpack Is Melting Earlier

Watered Down: A Weakened Global Water Strategy

Watered Down: A Weakened Global Water Strategy

As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

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Quality & Supply

Spain’s Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters

Spain’s Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters

Three Great Lakes States at Greatest Risk as EPA Rolls Back Wetland Protections

Three Great Lakes States at Greatest Risk as EPA Rolls Back Wetland Protections

Clean Water Is a Virtue in Helping Cities Be ‘Livable and Lovable’

Clean Water Is a Virtue in Helping Cities Be ‘Livable and Lovable’

Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs PFAS Reduction Act

Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs PFAS Reduction Act

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Health

Tainted Water Steals Lives

America’s Deadliest Waterborne Disease Is Not Letting Up

America’s Deadliest Waterborne Disease Is Not Letting Up

Chicago Prepares Development Plan For Industrial Zone With Priority for Water and Wetland

Chicago Prepares Development Plan For Industrial Zone With Priority for Water and Wetland

Seeking Answers to a Cancer Crisis in Iowa, Researchers Question if Agriculture is to Blame

Seeking Answers to a Cancer Crisis in Iowa, Researchers Question if Agriculture is to Blame

Heat Islands in the Great Lakes: The human health cost

Heat Islands in the Great Lakes: The human health cost

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Policy & Economics

The Next Deluge May Go Differently

The Next Deluge May Go Differently

Traces of Old Farm Chemicals Contaminate Water Across the U.S.

Traces of Old Farm Chemicals Contaminate Water Across the U.S.

What It Means For Water and Resources When Trump Budget Cuts Hit Home

What It Means For Water and Resources When Trump Budget Cuts Hit Home

Feature: Targets on Their Backs … and Ours? Reporting on Immigrant Farmworkers

Feature: Targets on Their Backs … and Ours? Reporting on Immigrant Farmworkers

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Agriculture & Food Security

To Save A Disappearing Fish, South African Farmers Open Their Ponds

To Save A Disappearing Fish, South African Farmers Open Their Ponds

ICE Raids in California Block Farmworker Access to Clean Water

ICE Raids in California Block Farmworker Access to Clean Water

Drought stalks Serbia, harming livestock

Drought stalks Serbia, harming livestock

After Wildfire, Unstable Earth Pummels Irrigation Systems in American West

After Wildfire, Unstable Earth Pummels Irrigation Systems in American West

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Solutions & Innovation

With Wildfire-Prevention Work, Flagstaff Seeks to Avoid the Next Devastating Flood

With Wildfire-Prevention Work, Flagstaff Seeks to Avoid the Next Devastating Flood

As Flames Scorch Western Forests, Flagstaff Area Offers Roadmap for Post-Wildfire Flood Prevention

As Flames Scorch Western Forests, Flagstaff Area Offers Roadmap for Post-Wildfire Flood Prevention

Texas mayor calls for flash flood warning system to lessen future fatal disasters

Texas mayor calls for flash flood warning system to lessen future fatal disasters

Factbox- What are the key recommendations for reforming UK’s water sector?

Factbox- What are the key recommendations for reforming UK’s water sector?

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Energy Production & Water

National AI Boom Hits Home as Demand for Power Surges

National AI Boom Hits Home as Demand for Power Surges

New Era of Confrontation Between Energy and Water Opens in Great Lakes

New Era of Confrontation Between Energy and Water Opens in Great Lakes

Ontario is Subsidizing an Energy Project in Georgian Bay Despite Expert Advice

Ontario is Subsidizing an Energy Project in Georgian Bay Despite Expert Advice

Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines

Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines

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