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Photo Gallery: Reign of Sand in Inner Mongolia

by Circle of Blue September 8, 2000December 1, 2015

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Ex-Flint emergency manager says he relied on experts in water crisis

by Laura Herd March 14, 2000March 14, 2016

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Michigan evaded the EPA on Flint. We can’t let that happen elsewhere.

by Laura Herd March 14, 2000March 14, 2016

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When Forests Burn, Lakes Suffer

Severe fires can damage soils, increase runoff, and degrade water quality in remote watersheds.

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Ethanol Was Marketed to Help Agriculture. But It Fouled Our Water and Injured Our Health.

The value proposition for fuel from corn turned out to be ruinous.

June 16, 2026

On Menominee Lakes, Wild Rice Is Coming Back. It Isn’t Easy.

New techniques, technology, and persistence make it possible.

June 14, 2026

Broke and On Their Own: Small Water Systems Lose Ground as Federal Support Wavers

For systems serving rural and low-income communities, the finances were already precarious.

June 11, 2026

Illinois Fails to Pass Landmark Act Requiring ‘Responsible’ Data Center Energy and Water Use

The bill proposed mandatory water use reports at data centers and the facilities that powered them

June 5, 2026June 10, 2026

Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season

With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join the fight are heightening concern.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Political Surprise in the Corn Belt

Water pollution and cancer are on the ballot.

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

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Photo Gallery: Reign of Sand in Inner Mongolia

Ex-Flint emergency manager says he relied on experts in water crisis

Michigan evaded the EPA on Flint. We can’t let that happen elsewhere.

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