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Millions of Americans Are In Water Debt
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Most Americans give little thought to water bills, paying them on time and in full. But for a subset of homeowners and renters, water debt is constant and menacing.
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North Carolina, In Early Stages of Financial Review, Sees Potentially Large Number of Distressed Water Systems
North Carolina officials are working to develop a rating system that would identify public water and sewer providers at risk of financial failure.
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Lake Victoria’s surging water levels threaten hydro dams: Uganda
Lake Victoria's water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda's hydropower plants.
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Water Shortage Leaves Poorer Mexicans High and Dry in Coronavirus Fight
Water scarcity complicates attempts to sanitize the area amid the spread of the coronavirus disease.
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Rain Alleviates Bushfires in Australia, but Threatens Waterways
Pollution concerns rise following recent rains.
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Baltimore Council Approves Income-Based Water Bills
The Baltimore City Council, in the face of rising water and sewer rates and public anger over billing errors, approved a discount program that ties monthly water bills for its poorest residents to their annual household income.
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Water Inequality Used to be a Developing World Problem Only. Not Any More.
The problems of water scarcity and polluted supplies are no longer solely the preserve of developing countries.
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Houston Agrees to $2 Billion Sewer Fix
Houston, the largest city in Texas is the latest to face a federal order to plug a leaky sewer system. Fewer such orders may be coming.
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As Seas Rise, Unchecked Groundwater Use Sinks Coastal Cities
Life on the coast is already hazardous. Groundwater mismanagement amplifies other risks.
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The Next Urban Water Crisis? Inadequate Data Clouds the Forecast
What is the next center of population and commerce to be roiled by a severely constricted water supply?
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Speaking Of Water With Peter Gleick – California Drinking Water Bill
Dr. Peter Gleick, President Emeritus of the Pacific Institute, discusses the new clean water bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.