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Competition for sugar daddy: New bid may thwart government purchase of U.S. Sugar

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As U.S. Sugar seeks to sell segments of its land, multiple interests…

Reading Between the Cracks: Natural Gas Drilling Can Pollute Groundwater

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A recent inquiry suggests the brew used during natural gas drilling may be poisoning water nationwide.

Boom or bust: Proposed feedlot worries Washington farmers strapped for water

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ELTOPIA, Washington -- Farmers in rural Franklin County express…

Figures find fewer British beaches bathable

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Beaches in England greet swimmers with water not as clean as…

Sugarcane plant, production, to remain as bid to save Everglades is scaled back

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MIAMI -- After months of speculation and planning on the part…

EPA to regulate release of animal effluent as wastewater

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)…

In-gene-uity may help farmers outsmart drought

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GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Rain dances might well be a thing…

Bottled water not always purer than tap

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Bottled water contains contaminates, other impurities, often…

Australian Farmers Welcome Drought Relief

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Hit by one of the worst droughts in 150 years, southern Australian…

Shortages at the tap prompt “water emergency” in Kentucky

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With water in short supply, Governor Steve Beshear has declared…

Nuts over water: Poor pistachio crop drives Iran-U.S. competition

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An April frost and drought conditions in Iran have significantly…

World Economic Forum’s New Champions talk markets, growth as world faces “a crisis of confidence”

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For three days last week, Tianjin's TEDA district was home…