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With Locals at the Helm, Kansas Charts New Course for Groundwater Management

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As they have been doing for decades, political leaders and water managers in Kansas are upending Western water law traditions that originated before the state was even part of the Union.
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Texas High Plains Prepare for Agriculture Without Irrigation

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Southern farmers are making changes now to wean themselves from the Ogallala Aquifer, a water source that gave rise to industrial agriculture and modern life on its plains.
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Report: USDA Says Farmers Expected to Plant More Water-efficient Crops in 2013

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Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.
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What an Emergency Manager Might Mean for Detroit’s Water Utility

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There are many questions and few conclusions right now about…

Alaska Legislative Committee to Discuss Bulk Water Exports

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On March 12, the Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Committee will ask what the state can do to encourage exports of water in bulk shipments.

Q&A: Brian Richter and Frederick Kaufman on Market-based Water Pricing

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Would giving water a price help to limit its demand or would this invite abuse against what the United Nations has called a basic human right? Circle of Blue spoke with Brian Richter, of The Nature Conservancy, and Frederick Kaufman, a journalism professor and an author, about their opposing viewpoints.

Australia’s Water Markets Succeeding, Yet Severe Challenges Loom

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Limited water supplies and competing agricultural, environmental, industrial, and municipal interests challenge Australia’s water-trading system.
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Nebraska Farmers Dismayed by Governor’s Endorsement of New Oil Pipeline Route

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Despite a new route, farmers still worry about groundwater contamination and property rights.

Report: Market-based Programs for Watershed Improvement Double Globally

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China is the world leader for watershed payment programs. But in other regions, long-term funding and monitoring are challenges.

Amid Roaring Demand, A U.S. City Plans to Triple Water Rates for Oil and Gas Customers

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The recent oil and gas boom in the United States has been good…

To Drought-proof City’s Water Supply, Sydney Proposes a Second Set of Pipes

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Australia’s largest urban economy wants to build a parallel water system to deliver non-potable supplies.

After Superstorm Sandy, Leaders Assess Disaster Plans and Mull Climate Change Adaptation

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Water utilities prepare for bigger storms and rising seas. Photo…