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12/09/21
As West Withers Corporations Consolidate Land and Water Rights
Ghost cattle—200,000 made-up heifers.
Earth
12/02/21
Utah's Water Dilemma
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah – Sitting inside a shepherd’s trailer hitched to his white pickup truck, Robert Child recounts a lifetime spent running sheep in the pastures of northern Utah.
Earth
11/18/21
In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine
Well before Afghanistan’s political upheaval this summer, drought was pushing the country to the brink of a food crisis.
Earth
11/11/21
Households Still Have Not Received Aid from New Federal Water Bill Assistance Program
Last December, spurred by household financial distress due to the pandemic, Congress authorized the first-ever federal program to help low-income residents pay overdue water bills.
Earth
11/04/21
Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation
The air is rich with the scent of wild river as David McCool sets his boat in the Au Sable River in northern Michigan.
Earth
10/28/21
Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works
A fast-growing city in the Intermountain West and a low-lying Atlantic Coast city in a hot spot for rising seas both seek the same outcome next week: voter permission to borrow more than a half-billion dollars to address crucial water infrastructure needs.
Earth
10/21/21
In Benton Harbor, Residents’ Complaints of Lead-Tainted Water Carry Echoes
When Carmela Patton moved into her Benton Harbor home from a nearby apartment complex, she didn’t think twice about turning on the faucet to boil noodles or get a drink.
Earth
10/14/21
In Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on September 21 that his country would no longer finance coal-fired power plants abroad, making a high-profile commitment to move away from some forms of fossil fuel infrastructure less than six weeks before a pivotal global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Earth
09/30/21
Pandemic Brings WASH To Rare Inflection Point
Until 2016, the agrarian residents of east Kenya’s Kitui county had never encountered a water quality monitor like Mary Musenya.
Earth
09/23/21
The Town that Flood-Proofed Itself
For 30 years, Dean Anderson’s home was his pride and joy.
Earth
09/16/21
Amid Extreme Heat and Drought, Line 3 Pipeline Construction Puts Water At Risk
Carrie Huff Chesnik, an Oneida tribal elder, clutched a Mason jar to her chest on the last leg of a 250-mile protest walk from northern Minnesota to the State Capitol.
Earth
08/26/21
Drought Conditions Push People to Leave Home
After a year of extreme weather, people in the drylands of northern California and the hurricane-drenched bayous of southern Louisiana are brooding on the same question: should we leave?
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