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Not so terribly long ago the International Energy Agency issued one of the early century’s most optimistic projections for the environment, human health, and water quality. It declared 2013 the year ...
Ethiopia announced the completion of a new hydropower dam on the Nile River, a project Egypt has called an “existential threat” to its own water supply. ● Extreme heat in France and Switzerland has ...
President Trump’s budget bill targets a few water projects while eliminating some climate and environment programs. Agencies move to constrain environmental reviews under NEPA. EPA says it will loosen ...
A new report identifies global drought hotspots since 2023 and outlines vulnerabilities, impacts, causes, and response strategies. Some 60,000 residents in northeastern France are under a tap water ...
Explore the impact of flooding in Juneau and how it affects the community, including personal stories and memories lost.
The second tropical cyclone to hit southern China this month continues to drop heavy rain while also damaging cropland, public infrastructure, and homes. The fate of the Salween River, a target for ...
After wildfires burn in the western United States, the water quality of nearby streams, rivers, and lakes worsens — and often remains poor for longer than originally thought — according to a new study ...
And lastly, the Interior secretary outlines an energy abundance agenda for the western governors. “The existential threat that we’re facing is not one or two degrees of climate change in 2100, because ...
Explore the impact of a proposed data center in Benton Harbor, a city grappling with infrastructure challenges and poverty.
At a rate of 400 feet per year, saltwater is migrating west from the ocean to once-secure inland groundwater reserves.
A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a ...
Glen Canyon Dam is operating at 60 percent of its hydroelectric capacity. Hydropower generation will likely shut down when Lake Powell’s elevation drops below 3,490 feet. Currently the lake is at ...