Slideshows Archives - Circle of Blue

Slideshow: Faces of Tulare County’s Drinking Water Crisis

by J. Carl Ganter June 26, 2015March 27, 2025

The Central Valley farming county has the highest number of dry wells in California.

Photo Slideshow: China Completes Second Line of South-North Water Transfer Project

by Codi Kozacek January 8, 2015March 14, 2016

Texas drought Dust Bowl agriculture Great Plains

Climate, Water News

Slideshow: Drought in the Southern U.S. Plains Today Recalls the 1930s Dust Bowl

by Brett Walton May 28, 2014June 23, 2014

Climate, Great Lakes, Water News

Great Lakes Ice Cover Most Extensive in 20 Years

by Codi Kozacek February 21, 2014July 14, 2014

An overview map of the Central Valley project at the C.W. Jones Pumping Plant, a federal facility which supplies water to the project's network of irrigation canals and reservoirs.

Photo Slideshow: California’s Lingering Drought and Pollution Defy Solutions

by Matt Black January 19, 2014December 14, 2015

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Photos: Water’s Heroes, Victims, & Villains at CSV Global Forum in Colombia

by J. Carl Ganter November 14, 2013February 12, 2016

India Naraingarh Haryana Vinod Ashoka Gupta Shivshakti Rice Mill grain buyer production harvest depot trader seller water food energy choke point circle of blue wilson center j. carl ganter

Haryana’s Food Processors

by Circle of Blue June 24, 2013March 10, 2016

India Punjab Nawanshar Pam Sekhon Dhaliwal family farm farming farmer Green Revolution winter wheat rice paddies harvest crop cropland tractor poplar aspen electricity electric groundwater well pump flood irrigation water food energy choke point circle of blue wilson center j. carl ganter

Punjab’s Food Producers

by Circle of Blue June 24, 2013March 10, 2016

India Chandigarh Punjab Irrigation Department K.S. Takshi groundwater recharge rate urbanization well pump reservoir canal surface water food energy choke point circle of blue wilson center j. carl ganter

Chandigarh, Shared Capital of Punjab and Haryana

by Circle of Blue June 24, 2013June 30, 2021

Agriculture, Health, Water News

Photo Slideshow: China’s Polluted Waters

by Aaron Jaffe February 28, 2013March 22, 2021

Agriculture, Water News

Photo Slideshow: Irrigating Northeastern China’s Breadbasket

by J. Carl Ganter and Keith Schneider November 29, 2012March 20, 2021

Water News, Water Policy

Photo Slideshow: Vintage Collection, Before Clean Water Act

by Allison Voglesong October 19, 2012October 24, 2012

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Executive Order Puts Oldest Polluting Coal Plants Back in Action

Executive Order Puts Oldest Polluting Coal Plants Back in Action

Emergency orders are keeping obsolete coal plants running, raising costs and prolonging toxic pollution.

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year

As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year

Record-high spring temperatures are worrying skiers, ranchers and water managers.

March 30, 2026

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

Federal pollution exemptions for coal plants reverse decades of progress on toxic air and water pollution.

March 25, 2026March 27, 2026

Consumers seeks to delay millions in flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales

Consumers seeks to delay millions in flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

New report finds 81 percent population decline since 1970, reflecting broader deterioration of river health worldwide

March 24, 2026

Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?

Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?

March 23, 2026March 25, 2026

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

Huge potential gains from using waste heat from sewers, data centers, and power plants.

March 19, 2026April 1, 2026