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California Orders First Mandatory Water Restrictions

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Abysmal snowpack ‘obliterates’ record; cities told to conserve 25 percent.
Kansas Geological Survey, infographic, ogallala aquifer, drought

With Locals at the Helm, Kansas Charts New Course for Groundwater Management

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As they have been doing for decades, political leaders and water managers in Kansas are upending Western water law traditions that originated before the state was even part of the Union.

The Stream, October 12: Shell in Court Over Nigeria Oil Spills

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The world must improve land and water management in order to…

The Stream, March 13: South American Gold Rush Triggers Worries Over Water

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What are "social-environmental" conflicts? Why are mining projects…

The Stream, September 5: Floods in India

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Floods caused by monsoon rains have affected millions of people…

Texas Utilities Use Restrictions, Not Prices, To Cope With Water Shortages

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The preference for government mandates reinforces the idea that…

The Stream, May 23: Water and the Middle East

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President Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East last week…

West Bank in Acute Humanitarian Crisis, World Bank Water Report Says

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Amid bloody ethnic conflict, the prolonged five-year drought in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip drags on in dismal every-day monotony, but a World Bank report published last month is raking the coals between Israelis and Palestinians over vital aquifers that they share.

More Than Bugs & Bunnies: Evaporating Okeechobee a Matter of Life and Death

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Tempers flare across Florida as dry conditions persist -- perfect…

A Longer, Dryer Lent: Mexico City Authorities Keep Taps Closed during Easter Holidays

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While Pope Benedict XVI prepares to sprinkle holy water during…

Hope Shines Through Rain Clouds in Cyprus

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When rain falls in Cyprus, it immediately floods news headlines.…

An Elder’s Prayer for The River

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Fish Come Back Dead Red Gum trees, Lake Pamamaroo near Menindee. by…