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The Stream, February 7: Extreme Weather

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Weather Extremes Thousands of Australians have been forced from…

The Stream, February 2: Argentina’s Drought

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Shallow canals and low water levels in Argentina have grounded…

The Stream, January 31: Mining and Food Production

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Australia's first law intended to protect prime agricultural…

The Stream, January 25: Milk, Arsenic and Mexico’s Water

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Arsenic Arsenic is tainting freshwater supplies in Mexico's…

The Stream, January 19: Shale Gas and the Renewable Energy Sector

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…

Update: China Completes Tunnel Under Yellow River for South-North Water Transfer Project

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China is on target to begin transferring water from the Yangtze River Basin to Hebei, Shandong, and Tianjin by 2013.

The Stream, December 30: Great Lakes Water Levels May Drop

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Water levels are expected to rise on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario…

The Stream, December 22: Mercury Emissions Cuts Benefit Water

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Emissions The United States passed new rules to cut mercury…

The Stream, December 21: Raising The Price Of Carbon

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The European Union's environment committee voted to decrease…

The Stream, December 1: Australia’s Coal-seam Gas Development

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Australia's fast-growing coal-seam gas industry is a "relatively…

Report: Thirsty Power Plants Increase U.S. Water Stress

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Water-energy choke points in Texas serve as examples of a larger issue for the United States, as pointed out in a new report for the Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative, spearheaded by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The Stream, November 24: Big Business and Climate Policy

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Big carbon-intensive corporations are campaigning to increase…