Thermal Power Stations Need Makeover

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Utilities feel pressure from more users and less water.

EPA and State Department Square Off On Tar Sands Pipeline

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Water use and greenhouse gas emissions are major concerns with oil interests plays.

Infographic: Coal and Water – A Resource Mismatch

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The contest between coal-fired energy production and water demand is a mismatch.
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Photo Slideshow: Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush — The Landowners’ Perspectives

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Who owns the land that could feed the United States' natural gas needs?

Q&A: Josh Fox on the ‘Toxification’ of U.S. Water Sources in the Dig for Natural Gas

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The documentary “Gasland" has shown at film festivals and on HBO.

Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Argentina’s Glaciers

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Bill passes that will ban mining and oil drilling in Andean ice fields.

James Workman: Who Owns the Rain—When Thirsty Democracies Deny Individual Liberty to Water

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James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen.

U.S. State Department Releases Annual Report on Water Aid

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An assessment of U.S. spending for water aid shows that funding from USAID has increased, while Millennium Challenge water grants decreased.

NASA Compiling Landslide Database to Improve Disaster Response

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Landslides killed thousands in Asia last week; NASA researchers are developing a tool for relief efforts.

Peter Gleick: Massive Water Bond Delayed: Back to more Realistic Water Solutions

The California Legislature pulled the massive $11 billion water bond from the November ballot and moved it to 2012.

Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges

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Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.

Pipeline Ties Detroit Refinery to “Dirtiest Source of Fossil Fuels”

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State department says oil is needed; Congress leader joins activists in raising concerns.