Economic Development Archives

Water News

Nicaragua Canal Environmental Assessment Criticized As Scientifically Weak, Technically Inadequate

by Keith Schneider June 5, 2015March 14, 2016

Agriculture

California Farms Use How Much Water? Nobody Really Knows

by Brett Walton May 19, 2015March 8, 2025

Water News

Price of Water 2015: Up 6 Percent in 30 Major U.S. Cities; 41 Percent Rise Since 2010

by Brett Walton April 22, 2015November 17, 2025

Water News

TIP: This Is Panama

by Keith Schneider February 2, 2015April 5, 2016

Water News

Panama Canal Expansion Will Have Big Effect on Energy, Water, and Grain in U.S. and China

by Keith Schneider January 27, 2015March 14, 2016

Water News

India’s Economy Slows as Condition of Water, Land, and Cities Deteriorates

by Keith Schneider January 24, 2015June 7, 2016

Agriculture

Des Moines Initiates Clean Water Act Lawsuit to Stem Farm Pollution

by Brett Walton January 20, 2015March 8, 2025

Water News

Panama’s Water-Rich Eden Confronts Snake’s Temptation

by Keith Schneider January 11, 2015March 14, 2016

Pollution, Water & Energy, Water Law, Water News, Water Policy

Infographic: A History of EPA Veto Actions to Protect Water

by Codi Kozacek December 15, 2014March 14, 2016

Water News

This is India — “Maybe Tomorrow”

by Keith Schneider November 30, 2014March 14, 2016

A South American drought keeps global grain reserves tight, but it could mean good things for North American corn producers.

Agriculture

World Food Supplies Recover From Drought and Reach 15-Year High

by Codi Kozacek November 27, 2014March 10, 2025

Water & Energy, Water News

Peru and Chile Gold Mine Projects Address Water Concerns

by Codi Kozacek November 21, 2014March 14, 2016

Latest

As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water

In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Trump has an energy ‘tiger team.’ Carney’s fast-tracking office ‘operates similarly,’ docs say

Canadian officials compared the Major Projects Office to the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council in providing ‘support to advance projects efficiently’

May 5, 2026May 13, 2026