
Vast quantities of water are needed to extract the natural resources that build the global economy, and to generate the power that keeps it running.


When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity
In Texas, dry years reveal a momentous confrontation as residents encounter the menacing consequence of runaway growth.

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.

Molybdenum Ore Spill Is China’s Biggest Tailings Leak in Nearly 20 Years
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A spillage of waste molybdenum ore in northeast China last month was the biggest tailings leak the country witnessed in almost 20 years and needed the toughest environmental emergency response, the environment ministry said on Monday.

West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion.








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