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One By One Big Hydropower Dams Disrupt Mekong River’s Free Flow

In unfolding global energy revolution, expensive and ecologically risky dams may not be right choice to generate more electricity.

Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws

Restrictions on utilities result in weak aid programs, study finds.

Hanoi Sinks As It Grows

Unsustainable groundwater use is unsettling Vietnam’s capital.

California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan

State considers four options as it designs nation’s first statewide affordability program.
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India’s Toxic Trail of Tears

An unending legacy of poisoning, pollution, and chemical pain.
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Water Scarcity Causes Cauvery Delta Anguish

Worst drought in 140 years leads to farmer deaths, water riots, policy impasse.

Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess

PFASs -- used in clothing, carpets, cookware, and more -- contaminate wells across the United States.
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Chased by Drought, Rising Costs, and Clean Technology, India Pivots on Coal-Fired Power

World’s third-largest coal user joins China and U.S. in shift from black fuel.

Gina Lopez, Philippine Environment Secretary, Pursues Watershed Protection

Clear goals to enforce pollution laws jeopardize the new secretary’s job.

Fire and Floods Test Chile

Extreme weather poses dual threat to water supplies, and provides glimpse of the future.

Sinking Land Crushes California Groundwater Storage Capacity

Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.

Oroville Emergency a Warning for U.S. Dam Safety

California prepares for long battle with Oroville’s damaged spillway.