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June 22, 2022
Revised health advisories are a precursor to federal regulation.
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Child diarrhea cases surge as sewage runs on Cape Town streets

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Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West

June 16, 2022
In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.
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June 7, 2022
Problems and opportunities spring from the mismatch between the natural world and the built environment.
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Nairobi, Kenya, seeks new water sources amid faltering rainfall. The mayor of Flint, Michigan,pledges to fight “unwarranted” state oversight of the city’s water system. South Africa lifts its drought national disaster as dry conditions ease. New research shows that annual storm-related flood damages could double as coral reefs die off. Water service slowly returns across Puerto Rico, but problems remain. Read More

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Reclamation will review environmental effects of controversial New Mexico water project. Watchdog agency warns Reclamation about insider threats to dam security. Farm Bill passes out of Senate committee. EPA moves forward with WOTUS rule replacement. GAO says that some tribes struggle to operate and maintain water and wastewater systems built by federal grants. House committee approves a bill to restrict legal challenges to a Texas reservoir project. EPA will hold a community meeting in New Hampshire on perfluorinated compounds. And lastly, a Senate committee discusses USAID’s organizational shuffle. Read More

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EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

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Child diarrhea cases surge as sewage runs on Cape Town streets

June 22, 2022
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Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West

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In a region latticed with pipelines and canals, the consequences of dry conditions in one basin are exported to neighboring watersheds.
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What Does Water Want?: A Conversation with Author Erica Gies

June 7, 2022
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What Happens If Glen Canyon Dam’s Power Shuts Off?

June 6, 2022
Lake Powell is drying behind one of the Southwest’s largest hydropower plants.
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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

June 1, 2022
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Even in Canada, Where Water Prices Are Low, Aging Infrastructure and Rising Costs are a Problem

May 31, 2022
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HotSpots H2O examines regions and populations that are most at risk from water-related unrest and conflict. It reveals the challenges individuals confront — and the solutions they discover — as they face the greatest challenge of the 21st century: water.

HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province

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Government dysfunction has multiplied drought risks.
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HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis

May 23, 2022
Climate change and mismanagement sowed the seeds of a cholera outbreak.
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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood Zones

April 25, 2022
Homes in high-risk flood zones are the only affordable option for Durban’s poorest residents.
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HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of Conflict

March 21, 2022
Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Three weeks into the Russian invasion, the damage is mounting.
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How India responds to water challenges in the next months and years will have effects for generations.

Delhi is thirsty, even parched. As the 3rd largest population center in the world, its 25 million people need water, and lots of it, to survive. It’s clear that how India responds in the next months and years will have effects for generations. How will it mange the intensifying competition between water, food and energy in a changing climate?

It’s clear that getting enough water day-by-day is foremost on people’s minds. When the challenge is so great and children so thirsty, people often take their water sources into their own hands. Some entrepreneurs bring water by tank pulled by a tractor, and sell at an inflated rate. Others drill their own unsanctioned wells, some even in the middle of the street.

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