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The year in water 2017

by Brett Walton December 20, 2017March 18, 2025

Water News

One By One Big Hydropower Dams Disrupt Mekong River’s Free Flow

by Keith Schneider August 2, 2017July 26, 2018

Water News

Mindful of Water Scarcity, Cost, and Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power

by Keith Schneider June 14, 2017March 3, 2025

Water & Energy

Water and Climate Safety, Finance Security, Drive Keystone XL Conflict

by Keith Schneider April 13, 2017September 10, 2019

Water Policy

Gina Lopez, Philippine Environment Secretary, Pursues Watershed Protection

by Keith Schneider April 10, 2017December 19, 2017

Water & Energy

Utilities Move to Break Arizona’s Coal-Water Link

by Brett Walton February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Kamoto Mining in the DRC. Photo by Cody Pope for Circle of Blue

Water News

Water and Mining: Are Companies Correctly Pricing in Risks? | PODCAST |

by Cody Pope December 11, 2016December 13, 2016

Water & Energy

At Standing Rock – Water, History, and Finance Converge As Sioux Nation Mounts Storied Battle Over Dakota Access Pipeline

by Keith Schneider December 1, 2016March 20, 2025

Water & Energy

Marriage Of Coal And Water In Arizona Renews Vows

by Brett Walton October 7, 2016October 7, 2016

Great Lakes

Great Lakes Region Pivots From Fossil Fuels

by Codi Kozacek September 6, 2016March 12, 2025

Pollution, Water & Energy

Map: U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Ranked By Water Pollution

by Codi Kozacek August 24, 2016August 24, 2016

Water & Energy

U.S. Hydropower Grows By Going Small

by Brett Walton August 16, 2016August 24, 2016

Latest

Utah’s Big Nuclear Bet – Feasible or Fantasy?

First up: a workforce training center. Next: a manufacturing plant. Then the long shot: a fleet of small modular nuclear reactors, fuel manufacturing, research sites, and waste disposal.

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water

In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.

May 11, 2026May 14, 2026

Trump has an energy ‘tiger team.’ Carney’s fast-tracking office ‘operates similarly,’ docs say

Canadian officials compared the Major Projects Office to the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council in providing ‘support to advance projects efficiently’

May 5, 2026May 13, 2026

Supreme Court Rules For Public Interest in Line 5 Case

Decision seen as step forward in state effort to shut down old oil pipeline

May 3, 2026

Northern Michigan’s Extreme Climate Disaster

North Michigan’s safe haven myth drowned in worst-ever floods.

May 2, 2026May 13, 2026

Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.

May 2, 2026

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The year in water 2017

One By One Big Hydropower Dams Disrupt Mekong River’s Free Flow

Mindful of Water Scarcity, Cost, and Pollution, Tamil Nadu Turns to Sun and Wind Power

Water and Climate Safety, Finance Security, Drive Keystone XL Conflict

Gina Lopez, Philippine Environment Secretary, Pursues Watershed Protection

Utilities Move to Break Arizona’s Coal-Water Link

Water and Mining: Are Companies Correctly Pricing in Risks? | PODCAST |

At Standing Rock – Water, History, and Finance Converge As Sioux Nation Mounts Storied Battle Over Dakota Access Pipeline

Marriage Of Coal And Water In Arizona Renews Vows

Great Lakes Region Pivots From Fossil Fuels

Map: U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Ranked By Water Pollution

U.S. Hydropower Grows By Going Small

The world faces compounding crises.

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