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Mississippi’s Claim That Tennessee Is Stealing Groundwater Is A Supreme Court First

A dispute over an aquifer that crosses political boundaries could…
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The Stream, December 21: Some Relief for Mississippi

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The Washington Post reports that rain, runoff from the season's…
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The Stream, December 10: U.S. Intelligence Analysts: Water, Food, Energy Shortages Will Transform World by 2030

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Shortages in water, food, and energy comprise one of four "megatrends"…
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The Stream, December 6: Water Wars Raging in Midwestern States

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States in the midwestern United States, still reeling from this…
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The Stream, November 19: Low Water Levels Threaten Mississippi River Barge Traffic

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This summer's massive drought left Mississippi River levels unusually…
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The Mississippi Seesaw: Extreme Weather Begets Extreme River Levels

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With historic drought following historic floods, the lower Mississippi…
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The Stream, July 17: Drought in the United States

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Low water levels in the Mississippi River have prompted salt…
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The Stream, April 12: The Murray Darling River Basin Draft Plan

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As the consultation period for the draft plan on the Murray Darling…
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The Stream, March 16: Emissions On The Rise

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Climate Change Fossil fuels will supply 85 percent of the world's…
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The Stream, February 20: Low Water Levels May Hurt Texas Rice Industry

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Water-Food Continuing low water levels in Texas may prompt the…
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The Stream, August 16: Climate Refugees

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The deltas of the the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Niger, Nile, Mississippi,…
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Coal Conversion in the Rust Belt: Will It Be a Diamond for Small Ohio River Town?

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An energy company has plans to withdraw water from the Ohio River, the potential site for a coal-to-liquid fuels conversion plant, which would be the first of its kind in the United States and the sixth in the world. Though it will bring jobs to the region, the proposal is facing strong opposition from environmental groups.