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Conga Mine in Peru Halted By Water Concerns, Civic Opposition

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U.S. mining company retreats from $US 4.8 billion gold and copper…

Southeast Alaska, All Rainforests, Glaciers, and Waterfalls, Nevertheless Has Water Worries

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Resource-extraction economy faces inherent tensions between development…

Meddling With the Environment Puts Rio Tinto on Mock Olympic Podium

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Environmentalists and workers' unions are angry that Rio Tinto,…

The Stream, July 6: Hunger Looms in Somalia and Sudan

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aid organizations are warning of a possible famine in Sudan,…

The Stream, February 16: Uruguay to Begin Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration

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Uruguay has signed a contract with U.S. company Schuepbach Energy…

The Stream, January 3: Quake Concerns Suspend Well Operations in Ohio

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Ohio has suspended operations at five deep wells used to dispose…

The Stream, December 27: Global Groundwater Levels

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Groundwater levels have dropped dramatically in many places across…

The Stream, November 18: UNEP Calls for Green Global Economy

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Water management trails climate change on companies' agenda,…

Australia Builds Desalination Plants and Pipelines to Bring Water to Mines

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To feed water-hungry mining industries, similar plans are in the works to supply drought-ridden regions of Australia and China.

The Stream, February 10: Hydropower Push

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a draft plan…

Reservoir of Acidic Water Rises Beneath South Africa’s Largest City

Polluted groundwater has forced the South African government to scramble for solutions.

Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Argentina’s Glaciers

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Bill passes that will ban mining and oil drilling in Andean ice fields.