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Say Goodbye to Lawns in Drying U.S. West

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Booming metro areas test the limits of water supply and growth.

In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water

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Lawmakers silence Chris Jones, a prominent University of Iowa water quality

HotSpots H2O: Trouble Areas Emerge as Summer Looms

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  Sun-baked fields and dusty reservoirs dot the landscape…

Louisiana Becomes First State to Issue Drinking Water Report Cards

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Move aims for transparency and to identify struggling water systems.

Cholera Cases Spike Amid Extreme Weather, Conflict

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Without clean water and sanitation, disease outbreaks multiply.

Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine

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A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

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But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.

Biden Administration Outlines Options for Colorado River Emergency Plan

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Arizona, California, and Nevada could lose up to a quarter of water deliveries combined next year if conditions are bad.

U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming

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But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.