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Study: Less Water for Seattle and Surrounding Communities

by Circle of Blue March 1, 2008May 21, 2012

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Long-term drop in residential use is a federal policy success story.

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Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires

A centuries-old tool for safety.

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When Forests Burn, Lakes Suffer

Severe fires can damage soils, increase runoff, and degrade water quality in remote watersheds.

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Ethanol Was Marketed to Help Agriculture. But It Fouled Our Water and Injured Our Health.

The value proposition for fuel from corn turned out to be ruinous.

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On Menominee Lakes, Wild Rice Is Coming Back. It Isn’t Easy.

New techniques, technology, and persistence make it possible.

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Broke and On Their Own: Small Water Systems Lose Ground as Federal Support Wavers

For systems serving rural and low-income communities, the finances were already precarious.

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Illinois Fails to Pass Landmark Act Requiring ‘Responsible’ Data Center Energy and Water Use

The bill proposed mandatory water use reports at data centers and the facilities that powered them

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Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

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