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Kansas Town Faces Big Bill to Clean Drinking Water

In farm country, the cost of nitrate pollution often falls on…

Severe Drought Grips Bolivia

Failed rains, shrinking glaciers, and growing demands from cities, agriculture, and mining put pressure on Bolivia's water supplies.

2017 Preview: Window of Opportunity for U.S. Department of Agriculture

Can the USDA make inroads for water quality and water infrastructure…

‘Standing Rock Is Everywhere:’ An Interview with Judith LeBlanc of the Native Organizers Alliance | PODCAST |

When members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe set up camp on…

2017 Preview: Flint Lead and Infrastructure Troubles Remain

Flint drinking water is not the wreck it was, but it is still…

World Bank Loan to India Leads to Water-Damaging Projects

Report finds that a generation after withdrawing big loan for…

EPA Turns Away from CAFO Water Pollution

Inspections and enforcement have declined since 2011, but fines…
Michigan Infrastructure J. C. Ganter

H2O Hotspots 2016 Year in Review | PODCAST |

In this special year end round table, Circle of Blue reporters…

2016 in Water: Rising Costs, Powerful Civic Opposition, New Investment Pressure, and Stranded Assets

2016 in Water: This year Circle of Blue found that water stresses activated big confrontations over policy, resource supply, and economic stability around the nation and the world.

Alabama Risks Lives with No Dam Oversight

Only state without a dam safety program. By Brett Walton,…

U.S. Dam Safety Improves But Faces Evolving Risks

No fatal dam failures in last decade, but plenty of warnings. By…