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Desert’s Stronger Grip Shakes Inner Mongolia

by Molly Walton July 12, 2010January 12, 2016

Circle of Blue revisits seas of dying grass and blowing sand in northern China.

Agriculture, Drought, Water News, Water Policy

Blackwater: Rare Court Victory in Pollution Case

by Circle of Blue January 21, 2008January 12, 2016

Agriculture, Climate, Drought, Water News, Water Policy

A Track to Modern Nomads

by Circle of Blue January 21, 2008January 12, 2016

Drought, Water Policy

Drinking Milk Tea

by Circle of Blue January 21, 2008January 12, 2016

The "green wall of China," a barrier of trees planted to try to stop drifting sands on the Inner Mongolia grasslands

Agriculture, Climate, Drought, Water News, Water Policy

A Vast Chinese Grassland, a Way of Life Turns to Dust

by Codi Kozacek January 21, 2008January 21, 2016

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Expiring funding for federal programs and agency cuts threaten drinking water quality, research, and restoration work

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Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.

The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

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Bayer’s All-Out Campaign to Protect Roundup

A global chemical giant fights to shield glyphosate from liability.

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Desert’s Stronger Grip Shakes Inner Mongolia

Blackwater: Rare Court Victory in Pollution Case

A Track to Modern Nomads

Drinking Milk Tea

A Vast Chinese Grassland, a Way of Life Turns to Dust

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