USAID Shutdown Causes Global Alarm in International Water and Climate Programs

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Trump administration’s declared aim is to eliminate U.S. foreign aid agency.

At Phoenix’s Far Edge, a Housing Boom Grasps for Water

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More than 1 million people could pour into western Maricopa County in the coming decades – if housing developers can secure the water.

Opinion: Trump’s “Thrilling New Era” Is a Gas

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More carbon means powerful storms and floods, worse droughts and wildfires lie ahead.

Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future

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Wastewater industry rattled by toxic chemical contaminants in biosolids.

The Stream, January 14, 2025: LA Water Dept. Sued Over Empty Reservoir; AI Data Center Worries Water-Stressed English Town; World Bank Doubles Down on Dams

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Though water levels in most southern California reservoirs exceed historical averages, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been sued over the Santa Ynez Reservoir, which since last February has sat empty.

Regulators Battle Oregon and Washington Farmers Over Limits to Farm Contamination

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An effort to extricate Pacific Northwest states from mammoth…

New EPA Federal Water Rules Put Chicago on Track to Replace All Lead Pipes Within 20 Years

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Although the proposed regulations gave the city a deferred deadline…

Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

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Landmark law encounters new problems, enduring challenges.