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Circle of Blue WaterNews

Founded in 2000 by leading journalists and scientists, Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.

With an intense focus on water and its relationships to food, energy, and health, Circle of Blue has created a breakthrough model of front-line reporting, data collection, design, and convening that has evolved with the world’s need to spur new methodology in science, collaboration, innovation, and response. To document emerging and recognized crises, Circle of Blue collaborates with leading scientists and data experts. Through its partnerships, Circle of Blue then dispatches top journalists to map and define the region where the change is occurring. Making connections from localized occurrences to global trends, Circle of Blue publishes these reports online — free of charge — to inform academics, governments, and the general public, catalyzing participation across disciplines, regions, and cultures.

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What's Up With Water - February 22, 2022 from 2022-02-22T11:00:23

What's Up With Water - February 22, 2022 by Circle Of Blue

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Billions Flow to Water Systems from Federal Pandemic Relief Funds from 2022-02-21T19:26:58

The American Rescue Plan Act includes $350 billion to assist states, tribes, territories, and local governments in responding to financial challenges wrought by the pandemic.

Water infrast...

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What's Up With Water - 2.14.22 from 2022-02-14T05:24:19

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: snow-making for the Beijing Olympics and Baltimore's new income-based water rate. Plus the second part of a CoB report ...

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What's Up With Water - February 15, 2022 from 2022-02-14T05:24:19

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: snow-making for the Beijing Olympics and Baltimore's new income-based water rate. Plus the second part of a CoB report ...

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What's Up With Water - February 8, 2022 from 2022-02-07T05:10:26

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Louisiana using federal covid relief funds for water and sewer systems and a rise in crop insurance payments in the US ...

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What's Up With Water - January 31, 2022 from 2022-01-31T06:07:54

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: water system failures in Mississippi's capital, New Mexico starts preparing for another dry year in the Rio Grande basi...

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What's Up With Water - January 24, 2022 from 2022-01-24T03:43:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: U.S. special forces bombed a strategic dam in Syria in 2017; how the rising cost of water in one major American city is...

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What's Up With Water - 1.24.22 from 2022-01-24T03:43:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: U.S. special forces bombed a strategic dam in Syria in 2017; how the rising cost of water in one major American city is...

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Parag Khanna and Giulio Boccaletti from 2022-01-03T16:36:49

Parag Khanna and Giulio Boccaletti by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up WIth Water - 12.20.21 from 2021-12-19T21:51:42

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought/hunger/migration in Iraq, an oil exploration company violating environmental laws in Namibia, and a deal in the...

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What's Up With Water - 12.13.21 from 2021-12-13T04:35:08

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: water contamination from a naval fuel storage site in Oahu and Iraq contemplates taking Iran to international court ove...

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Water Affordability In Michigan from 2021-12-06T18:32:44

Water Affordability In Michigan by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - 12.6.21 from 2021-12-05T05:47:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: wetlands protection in Uganda, flood risk for toxic sites in California, and oyster reef restoration in Virginia. Plus ...

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What's Up With Water - December 6, 2021 from 2021-12-05T05:47:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: wetlands protection in Uganda, flood risk for toxic sites in California, and oyster reef restoration in Virginia. Plus ...

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What's Up With Water - 11.29.21 from 2021-11-28T05:30:03

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: water restrictions in South Africa, flooding in South Sudan, and a tussle over hydropower imports in New England.

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What's Up With Water - November 29, 2021 from 2021-11-28T05:30:03

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: water restrictions in South Africa, flooding in South Sudan, and a tussle over hydropower imports in New England.

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What's Up With Water - 11.22.21 from 2021-11-22T17:01:08

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: flooding in Canada, drought in Africa, water cooperation in the Middle East and PFAS regulations in Pennsylvania, U.S. ...

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What's Up With Water - November 22, 2021 from 2021-11-22T17:01:08

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: flooding in Canada, drought in Africa, water cooperation in the Middle East and PFAS regulations in Pennsylvania, U.S. ...

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What's Up With Water - 11.15.21 from 2021-11-15T02:10:23

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought and hunger crisis in Afghanistan, swift lead pipe removal in Newark, and a CoB feature on federal water bill as...

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What's Up With Water - November 15, 2021 from 2021-11-15T02:10:23

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought and hunger crisis in Afghanistan, swift lead pipe removal in Newark, and a CoB feature on federal water bill as...

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Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the United States from 2021-11-08T13:02:03

Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the United States by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water -November 8, 2021 from 2021-11-08T06:02:56

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Columbia pledges aggressive timeline to protect land; an Oregon city sues to keep Google's water-use data a secret; and...

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What's Up With Water - 11.8.21 from 2021-11-08T06:02:56

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Columbia pledges aggressive timeline to protect land; an Oregon city sues to keep Google's water-use data a secret; and...

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Water On The Ballot In The U.S from 2021-11-01T14:14:48

In the United States, it’s election week, and Circle of Blue reports on state and local ballot measures related to water.

In New York state, voters have a chance to enshrine environmental ...

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What's Up With Water - November 1, 2021 from 2021-11-01T06:40:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: A COP26 preview, dam negotiations in the Nile basin and a CoB feature on U.S. ballot measures relating to water.

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What's Up With Water - 11.1.21 from 2021-11-01T06:40:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: A COP26 preview, dam negotiations in the Nile basin and a CoB feature on U.S. ballot measures relating to water.

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What's Up With Water - October 25, 2021 from 2021-10-24T04:22:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: India floods, removing invasive trees in Cape Town's watershed, and salmon and tribes in California.

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What's Up With Water - 10.25.21 from 2021-10-24T04:22:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: India floods, removing invasive trees in Cape Town's watershed, and salmon and tribes in California.

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What's Up With Water - October 18, 2021 from 2021-10-17T04:27:28

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. This week: river pollution in South Africa, floods in China, a flood risk study in the US, and an Israel-Jordan water agreement.

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The Town that Flood-Proofed Itself from 2021-10-11T13:19:34

Ottawa, Illinois learned how to keep its residents out of harms way. But on the river’s edge, safety has often required sacrifice.

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What's Up With Water - October 11, 2021 from 2021-10-10T21:30:34

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: UN Human Rights Office report on water access in Israel and Palestine, and drinking water contamination problem...

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What's Up With Water - 10.4.21 from 2021-10-10T21:20:34

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on effects of wildfire on water supplies in the American West, U.S. flood insurance premiums are going up, and U...

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan from 2021-10-04T16:24:31

A new narrative about water and irrigation is becoming more significant in Michigan as the century progresses, and water scarcity worsens across much of the rest of the nation.

As abundant...

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What's Up With Water - October 4, 2021 from 2021-10-04T04:51:26

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: the effects of wildfire on water supplies in the American West, U.S. flood insurance premiums are going up, and...

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Water & Carbon at UN Climate Conference. from 2021-09-27T03:55:52

Circle of Blue reports on key water questions ahead of a crucial UN climate conference.

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What's Up With Water - September 27, 2021 from 2021-09-26T03:05:55

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week's stories: arsenic from groundwater contaminating the food supply in an Indian state, state data shows little residentia...

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Water At UN Climate Change Conference from 2021-09-21T00:12:30

This is an excerpt of the September 20, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

When diplomats and government ministers converge on Glasgow this fall, they hope to rekindle pivotal negotiati...

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What's Up With Water - 9.20.21 from 2021-09-19T07:50:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a First Nations reserve in Canada gets clean drinking water, environmental activist murders set a new high in 2020, and...

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What's Up With Water - September 20, 2021 from 2021-09-19T07:50:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a First Nations reserve in Canada gets clean drinking water, environmental activist murders set a new high in 2020, and...

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What's Up With Water - September 13, 2021 from 2021-09-13T06:59:14

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: supply chain problems for water treatment chemicals, more of India's poorest households are getting piped water, and ed...

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WUWW 9.13.21 from 2021-09-13T06:59:14

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: supply chain problems for water treatment chemicals, more of India's poorest households are getting piped water, and ed...

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Extreme Water Weather & Migration from 2021-08-30T14:30:55

This is an excerpt of the August 30, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

After a year of extreme weather, people in the drylands of northern California and the hurricane-drenched bayous ...

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What's Up With Water - August 30, 2021 from 2021-08-30T04:16:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Egypt's desalination ambitions, research into the cause of devastating floods in Germany last month, and a po...

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What's Up With Water - 8.30.21 from 2021-08-30T04:16:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Egypt's desalination ambitions, research into the cause of devastating floods in Germany last month, and a po...

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Cuts To Lower Colorado River Basin from 2021-08-23T21:56:30

This is an excerpt of the August 23, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

The implications of the drying American Southwest and the limits to the region’s water supply are increasingly ap...

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What's Up WIth Water - 8.23.21 from 2021-08-22T20:46:31

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the unusual way the pandemic is affecting water availability in Orlando, and...

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What's Up WIth Water - August 23, 2021 from 2021-08-22T20:46:31

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the unusual way the pandemic is affecting water availability in Orlando, and...

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IPCC Climate Report & Freshwater from 2021-08-18T17:11:26

This is an excerpt of the August 16, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, has released it...

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What's Up With Water August 16, 2021 from 2021-08-16T02:07:18

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on a broadband-water pipe collaboration in the UK, dry wells in the US, and a massive ice melt in Greenland. Pl...

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What's Up With Water 8.16.21 from 2021-08-16T02:07:18

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on a broadband-water pipe collaboration in the UK, dry wells in the US, and a massive ice melt in Greenland. Pl...

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What's Up With Water - August 9, 2021 from 2021-08-09T05:15:06

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on people moving into flood zones, the Canadian government's settlement with First Nations over clean water fund...

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What's Up With Water - 8.9.21 from 2021-08-09T05:15:06

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on people moving into flood zones, the Canadian government's settlement with First Nations over clean water fund...

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What's Up With Water - 8.2.21 from 2021-08-02T04:23:42

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: deadly protests in Iran, low water in Argentina's Parana River restricts farm exports, Saudi Arabia suspends selling a ...

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What's Up With Water - August 2, 2021 from 2021-08-02T04:23:42

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: deadly protests in Iran, low water in Argentina's Parana River restricts farm exports, Saudi Arabia suspends selling a ...

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Constant, Compounding Disasters Are Exhausting Emergency Response from 2021-07-12T13:11:38

This is an excerpt from Circle of Blue's July 12, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

The acceleration of disaster is repeating worldwide, in part because vulnerable people and developme...

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What's Up With Water - 7.12.21 from 2021-07-12T04:41:35

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: a controversial oil pipeline in Memphis area is cancelled, the Chinese vice premier calls for environmental pro...

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What's Up With Water - July 12, 21 from 2021-07-12T04:41:35

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: a controversial oil pipeline in Memphis area is cancelled, the Chinese vice premier calls for environmental pro...

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The Consequences Of Drought from 2021-06-28T14:51:40

This is an excerpt of the June 28, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

This year, the intensely dry conditions gripping the American West and Upper Midwest are well past the brown hills...

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What's Up With Water - June 28, 2021 from 2021-06-28T04:08:26

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from "Circle of Blue." This week: The killing of an Indigenous activist in Mexico and unsustainable groundwater use in Arkansas. Plus, an exclusive CoB...

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What's Up With Water - 6.28.21 from 2021-06-28T04:08:26

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from "Circle of Blue." This week: The killing of an Indigenous activist in Mexico and unsustainable groundwater use in Arkansas. Plus, an exclusive CoB...

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California Drought & Rural Wells from 2021-06-21T16:23:29

This is an excerpt of the June 21, 2021 edition of What's Up With Water.

On Memorial Day, while many Californians were celebrating the unofficial start to summer, the residents of a house ...

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What's Up With Water - 6.21.21 from 2021-06-21T03:35:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. THis week: a controversial dam in the Nile basin, groundwater depletion in Iran, and drought impacting water supplies in Iowa. Plu...

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What's Up With Water - June 21, 2021 from 2021-06-21T03:35:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. THis week: a controversial dam in the Nile basin, groundwater depletion in Iran, and drought impacting water supplies in Iowa. Plu...

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Circle of Blue reports: Global Algal Blooms from 2021-06-17T03:07:26

This is an excerpt of the June 14, 2021 edition of What's Up With Water.

Microscopic phytoplankton, which are the foundation of the marine food chain, are some of the world’s most abundant...

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What's Up With Water - June 14, 2021 from 2021-06-14T05:53:10

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: an investigation of the deadly Uttarakhand avalanche that happened in February, a Canadian town might get clean water f...

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What's Up With Water - 6.14.21 from 2021-06-14T05:53:10

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: an investigation of the deadly Uttarakhand avalanche that happened in February, a Canadian town might get clean water f...

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts from 2021-06-07T18:27:36

Circle of Blue reports on a shrinking Lake Mead.

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What's Up With Water June 7, 2021 from 2021-06-07T05:29:05

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: oxygen depletion in lakes, China flood risk, and dams located near toxic waste sites. Plus, a CoB exclusive feature on ...

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What's Up With Water 6.7.21 from 2021-06-07T05:29:05

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: oxygen depletion in lakes, China flood risk, and dams located near toxic waste sites. Plus, a CoB exclusive feature on ...

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American Rescue Plan Act & Water Infrastructure from 2021-05-24T14:41:51

This is an excerpt of the May 24, 2021 edition of What's Up With Water.

Frank Picozzi, the mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, wants $10 million to replace water and sewer pipes. In Louisiana,...

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What's Up With Water - 5.24.21 from 2021-05-23T05:47:27

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought in Taiwan, carbon emissions from dam reservoirs, and dirty water tanks in the US. Plus an exclusive CoB feature...

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What's Up With Water - May 24, 2021 from 2021-05-23T05:47:27

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought in Taiwan, carbon emissions from dam reservoirs, and dirty water tanks in the US. Plus an exclusive CoB feature...

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What's Up With Water - 5.17.21 from 2021-05-17T06:49:29

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

Stories this week on Great Lakes water levels, the deep fingerprints that drought left on Australia's rivers, and failur...

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What's Up With Water - May 17, 2021 from 2021-05-17T06:49:29

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

Stories this week on Great Lakes water levels, the deep fingerprints that drought left on Australia's rivers, and failur...

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What's Up With Water - 5.10.21 from 2021-05-10T03:19:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week - water and sewer utility privatization in Brazil and a legal test of the rights of nature in California. Plus, a CoB ex...

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What's Up With Water - May 10, 2021 from 2021-05-10T03:19:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week - water and sewer utility privatization in Brazil and a legal test of the rights of nature in California. Plus, a CoB ex...

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Federal Aid For Water Debt from 2021-05-03T14:40:52

This is an excerpt of the May 3, 2021 edition of What's Up With Water.

In December, when Congress completed the 2021 budget, lawmakers added more funding to help low- and middle-income Ame...

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What's Up With Water - 5.3.21 from 2021-05-03T01:55:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on financing a canal around Istanbul, how the pandemic reduced the rate of snow melt in South Asia, an unstable ...

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What's Up With Water - May 3, 2021 from 2021-05-03T01:55:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on financing a canal around Istanbul, how the pandemic reduced the rate of snow melt in South Asia, an unstable ...

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What's Up With Water - 4.26.21 from 2021-04-26T02:13:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a Gallup poll about drinking water pollution, Louisiana lawmakers wanting to create a report card for drinking water sy...

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What's Up With Water - April 24, 2021 from 2021-04-26T02:13:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a Gallup poll about drinking water pollution, Louisiana lawmakers wanting to create a report card for drinking water sy...

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California Report On At-Risk Water Systems from 2021-04-19T15:58:14

This is an excerpt of the April 19, 2021 edition of What's Up With Water.

Circle of Blue looks at a report on California’s drinking water systems showing that hundreds are below health sta...

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What's Up With Water - 4.19.21 from 2021-04-19T01:48:47

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Stories on the volcanic eruption in St. Vincent, drying of Dhanauri wetlands in India, and $205M settlement in Delaware...

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What's Up With Water - April 19, 2021 from 2021-04-19T01:48:47

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Stories on the volcanic eruption in St. Vincent, drying of Dhanauri wetlands in India, and $205M settlement in Delaware...

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April 12, 2021 from 2021-04-11T20:38:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought in Taiwan, dry conditions in California, and PFAS lawsuits. Plus and exclusive CoB feature on federal study of ...

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What's Up With Water - April 12, 2021 from 2021-04-11T20:38:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drought in Taiwan, dry conditions in California, and PFAS lawsuits. Plus and exclusive CoB feature on federal study of ...

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In Broad Strokes, Biden Infrastructure Plan Sketches a Future for Federal Water Spending from 2021-04-05T15:53:22

The Biden administration’s historic pitch to remove all lead drinking water pipes is part of a $111 billion proposal for water systems.

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What's Up With Water - April 5, 2021 from 2021-04-05T03:25:50

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: An election in Greenland could affect mining; groundwater as a factor in ocean pollution; and a massive restoration pro...

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Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment from 2021-04-01T11:57:58

A critical juncture is reached for providing water to state’s rural communities

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What's Up With Water - March 29, 2021 from 2021-03-29T13:04:18

In Albania, a campaign to stop hydropower development on the Vjosa River has received international attention. 

In South Asia last week, India and Pakistan met for the first time in over t...

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Indigenous Treaty Rights In Michigan from 2021-03-22T14:03:51

Indigenous Treaty Rights In Michigan by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - March 22, 2021 from 2021-03-22T04:42:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: the end of Jackson, MS boil-water advisory, research on the links between rivers and groundwater, and California regul...

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Slow Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals For Water from 2021-03-15T14:41:36

This is an excerpt of the March 15, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

National governments are not on track to meet the ambitious, globally recognized goals for universal access to saf...

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What's Up With Water - March 15, 2021 from 2021-03-15T06:04:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Flint water settlement, Louisiana groundwater, and low reservoirs in South Africa. Plus a CoB exclusive featu...

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What's Up With Water - 3.15.21 from 2021-03-15T06:04:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on Flint water settlement, Louisiana groundwater, and low reservoirs in South Africa. Plus a CoB exclusive featu...

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Ready or Not. Water Could Make Michigan a Climate Refuge. from 2021-03-08T18:21:49

Ready or Not. Water Could Make Michigan a Climate Refuge. by Circle Of Blue

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What Happens with the Colorado River Water When the Coal Power Plant Closes? from 2021-03-08T13:49:04

Navajo Generating Station shut down in 2019 and is now being dismantled. The Colorado River water that cooled the plant is part of a broader legal impasse.

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What's Up With Water - March 8, 2020 from 2021-03-08T02:15:30

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a water crisis in Jackson, MS, a CDP report on water risk for businesses, and legal personhood status for a Quebec riv...

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What's Up With Water - March 1, 2021 from 2021-03-01T04:29:42

Your "need to know news" from Circle of Blue. This week: Taiwan drought affects computer chip industry, the World Wildlife Fund's report on freshwater fish, and a CoB exclusive feature on why Michi...

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North Carolina Report On Water Utilities & Customers from 2021-02-22T18:55:14

This is an excerpt of the February 22, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

The story of the pandemic has been its inequality. By almost every measurement — job losses, vaccine distributi...

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What's Up With Water - February 22, 2021 from 2021-02-22T02:51:49

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: The Mekong River drops to worrying levels, U.S. dam removals in 2020, and Nestle sells bottled water brands. Plus a CoB...

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Speaking Of Water - Water Infrastructure & Environmental Justice from 2021-02-18T13:50:18

Speaking Of Water - Water Infrastructure & Environmental Justice by Circle Of Blue

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Michigan Water Infrastructure from 2021-02-15T03:11

A new grant program in Michigan is aimed at removing contaminants from drinking water systems, and it’s so popular, demand for the funds is far outpacing the supply. The Michigan Department of Envi...

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What's Up With Water - 2.15.21 from 2021-02-14T14:46:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: research on the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, Florida water system hacking, and the fourth-largest city ...

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What's Up With Water - February 15, 2021 from 2021-02-14T14:46:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: research on the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, Florida water system hacking, and the fourth-largest city ...

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What's Up With Water - 2.8.21 from 2021-02-08T03:56:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: Regulator in Australia rejects coal mine expansion beneath catchments that provide drinking water to Sydney, In...

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What's Up With Water - February 8, 2021 from 2021-02-08T03:56:32

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: Regulator in Australia rejects coal mine expansion beneath catchments that provide drinking water to Sydney, In...

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What's Up With Water Excerpt - Aging Dams from 2021-02-01T16:13:34

This is an excerpt of the February 1, 2021 episode of What's Up With Water.

This week Circle of Blue reports on the risks of aging water infrastructure.

From the early to mid 20th...

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What's Up With Water - 2.1.21 from 2021-02-01T03:51:12

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Water supply agreement from a disputed lake in Georgia, Biden administration looks to increase spending on disaster pre...

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What's Up With Water - February 1, 2021 from 2021-02-01T03:51:12

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Water supply agreement from a disputed lake in Georgia, Biden administration looks to increase spending on disaster pre...

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Speaking of Water: China’s Water Challenges in 2021 from 2021-01-27T17:09:01

Jennifer Turner & Scott Moore Interviewed By Brett Walton

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What's Up With Water - 1.25.21 from 2021-01-25T05:23:59

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: stories on a lead lawsuit, lake heatwaves, and the benefits of piped water for women and girls in Zambia. Plus a CoB fe...

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What's Up With Water - January 25, 2021 from 2021-01-25T05:23:59

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: stories on a lead lawsuit, lake heatwaves, and the benefits of piped water for women and girls in Zambia. Plus a CoB fe...

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Last-Minute Change To Small Stream Protections from 2021-01-18T15:43:33

On January 4th, the Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule that further weakens federal protections for the nation’s smallest streams. The revisions are to nationwide permits, which regulate the ...

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What's Up With Water - 1.18.21 from 2021-01-18T03:47:41

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Criminal charges in the Flint lead crisis, PFAS in drinking water in China, and the city of Victoria, British Columbia ...

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What's Up With Water - January 18, 2021 from 2021-01-18T03:47:41

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Criminal charges in the Flint lead crisis, PFAS in drinking water in China, and the city of Victoria, British Columbia ...

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India's Farmers & Water Use from 2021-01-11T16:52:09

India’s farmers are key to the country’s industrial future,

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What's Up With Water - 1.11.21 from 2021-01-11T05:51:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on data sharing in the Mekong River basin, a shrinking glacier in Bolivia, and global land subsidence. Plus CoB...

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What's Up With Water - January 11, 2021 from 2021-01-11T05:51:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week on data sharing in the Mekong River basin, a shrinking glacier in Bolivia, and global land subsidence. Plus CoB...

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What's Up With Water - 1.4.21 from 2021-01-04T07:27:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.
We begin the new year with three stories of water progress in the USA: a settlement for victims of the Flint water crisis, cle...

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What's Up With Water - January 4, 2021 from 2021-01-04T07:27:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.
We begin the new year with three stories of water progress in the USA: a settlement for victims of the Flint water crisis, cle...

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California Plastic Pipes & Water Contamination from 2020-12-21T15:56:58

This is an excerpt of the December 21, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

This week Circle of Blue reports on a new study revealing the water contamination risks of plastic pipes expose...

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What's Up With Water 12.21.20 from 2020-12-21T06:03:35

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: PFAS found in a pesticide used in Massachusetts and New Mexico regulators restricting freshwater use in oil and gas pro...

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What's Up With Water December 21, 2020 from 2020-12-21T06:03:35

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: PFAS found in a pesticide used in Massachusetts and New Mexico regulators restricting freshwater use in oil and gas pro...

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Colorado River Indian Tribes Take Another Step Toward Marketing Valuable Water in Arizona from 2020-12-14T15:25:33

The tribes unveiled draft legislation to allow their water to be leased to users in Arizona off the reservation or stored underground.

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What's Up With Water -December 14, 2020 from 2020-12-13T22:55:49

Your "need to know news" of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: lead service line replacement in Flint, extension of a shutoff moratorium in Detroit and criticism of a government plan...

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What's Up WIth Water - 12.7.20 from 2020-12-07T02:20:14

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: drinking water advisories in Canada's First Nations, climate as a security risk in Brazil, refugees fleeing damage from...

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Speaking Of Water - What the Biden Administration Might Mean For Water from 2020-12-02T17:59:44

What a Biden administration might mean for federal water policy.

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Heather Cooley, the director of research at the Pacific Institute, where she works on a variety of water a...

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As Global Poverty Rises, USAID Plans for Covid-Altered World from 2020-11-30T15:50:03

This is an excerpt of the November 30, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

So many who were at the cusp of a better life have been beset by an extraordinary reversal of fortune. Until t...

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What's Up WIth Water 11.30.20 from 2020-11-30T04:51:52

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: Enbridge sues Michigan over Line 5 decision, Enbridge gains a federal permit to replace its Line 3 oil pipeline...

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California Water Utility Survey from 2020-11-16T18:57:37

This is an excerpt of the November 16, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

This week Circle of Blue reports on California’s efforts to better understand the pandemic’s impact on water ut...

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What's Up With Water - 11.16.20 from 2020-11-16T06:14:04

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: an application for oil and gas wastewater disposal in Wyoming; lawsuits in New Jersey over PFAS pollution; and Michigan...

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Election Recap: U.S. Water Ballot Initiatives from 2020-11-09T14:17:33

Election Recap: U.S. Water Ballot Initiatives by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - 11.9.20 from 2020-11-09T07:04:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Three U.S. stories this week: on wildfire damage to a drinking water system in Oregon, groundwater regulations in Wisconsin, and d...

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Michigan Senate Race & Water from 2020-11-02T15:33:21

This is an excerpt of the November 11, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

With the U.S. Senate majority at stake in the 2020 election, nearly every race has become a battleground. That’...

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What's Up WIth Water - 11.2.20 from 2020-11-02T05:12:28

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: negotiations resume for Nile dam dispute, record dryness in the western United States, and carbon-capture technology co...

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Trump Administration's First Term And America's Water from 2020-10-27T15:31:52

This is an excerpt of the October 26, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

A number of water advocates and analysts say that during its first term, the Trump administration has pursued re...

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What's Up With Water - 10.26.20 from 2020-10-26T03:12:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Stories on pollution from France's largest dairy, growing glaciers in southern Asia, and a mining proposal in Georgia. ...

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CARES Act & Water Debt Relief from 2020-10-19T18:33:57

This is an excerpt of the October 19, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

In Michigan, residents who are behind on their water bills will soon be getting some relief. The Michigan Depart...

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What's Up With Water - 10.19.20 from 2020-10-19T05:17:30

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: illegal gold mining in the mountains of eastern Zimbabwe, fires in the Pantanal exemplify the threat of drought for wet...

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CDC Public Health Service Act & Water from 2020-10-12T14:35:52

This is an excerpt of the October 12, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

Two Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform asked the CDC to suspend water service disconnectio...

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What's Up With Water 10.12.20 from 2020-10-12T05:17:28

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Hurricane Delta damages Louisiana water systems, Japanese fishing industry objects to dumping radioactive water in the ...

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What's Up With Water - 10.5.20 from 2020-10-05T03:23:35

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: stories on Egypt's new initiative to reduce water use for agriculture starts to bear fruit, UN human rights expert call...

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What's Up With Water - September 28, 2020 from 2020-09-28T05:44:51

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: a land reclamation project in the Mekong River in Cambodia gets little scrutiny and researchers in Minnesota receive a ...

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Louisiana Water Systems Damaged By Hurricane Laura from 2020-09-24T23:44:20

This is an excerpt of the August 21, 2020 edition of What's Up With Water.

This week, Circle of Blue reports on drinking water systems in Louisiana that were damaged by Hurricane Laura. Hu...

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What's Up With Water - September 21, 2020 from 2020-09-21T03:28:31

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: stories on Panama Canal Authority seeking bids for projects to safeguard the canal against drought, Mexican farmers pro...

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Fires In The West Damage Water Infrastructure from 2020-09-14T14:26:38

Circle of Blue reports on fires in the American West, which is ablaze in one of the region’s worst fire episodes in the last century.

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What's Up WIth Water - September 14, 2020 from 2020-09-13T20:09:38

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week, a report notes groundwater contamination in Alberta from oil sands waste pits, states and advocacy groups sue the EPA t...

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What's Up With Water - August 31, 2020 from 2020-08-31T03:00:59

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week, stories on Iowa's water quality problems, a global groundwater assessment, German groundwater depletion, and a major gl...

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Water Serves Length And Breadth Of Texas Economy from 2020-08-30T22:00:14

In the fifth installment of its "Water, Texas" series, Circle of Blue looks at how water serves the length and breadth of the Texas economy.

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Water Debt In Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore from 2020-08-24T16:20:28

This is an excerpt of the August 24, 2020 edition of What's Up With Water.

This week, Circle of Blue continues its focus on water debt in America, examining how some cities are coming to g...

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What's Up With Water - August 24, 2020 from 2020-08-24T15:12:47

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week, flooding in China, a preliminary settlement in a Flint water crisis case and plans for removing lead water pipes in Chi...

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Border Wall Concerns In Lower Rio Grande Valley Diminished By Virus and Growth from 2020-08-23T04:27:50

The fourth installment in the five-part "Water, Texas" series on the consequences of the mismatch between runaway development and tightening constraints on the supply and quality of fresh water in ...

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Success Of New York's Landmark Watershed Protection Program from 2020-08-19T18:47:28

This is an excerpt from Circle of Blue's August 17, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

Over two decades ago, New York City and its rural partners launched a groundbreaking, multibillion...

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What's Up With Water 8.17.20 from 2020-08-17T04:16:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: North Carolina regulators cite water quality impacts as a reason for rejecting a permit for a natural gas pipel...

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Three Thirsty Texas Cities Are Global Leaders In Water Innovation from 2020-08-17T00:06:47

The third in a series of stories on water in Texas, from Circle of Blue. This episode is titled "Three Thirsty Texas Cities Are Global Leaders in Water Innovation: Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio ...

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A Circle of Blue Investigation: Water Debt from 2020-08-10T17:01:08

This is an excerpt from Circle of Blue's August 10, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water.

This week Circle of Blue presents the first story in a series on the debt that American households...

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What's Up With Water - August 10, 2020 from 2020-08-10T16:09:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: monsoon flooding in Mumbai, rural water system struggles in North Carolina, and the first in a series of Circle of Blue...

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A Pause For Energy Developers Threatening Texas Big Bend Region from 2020-08-09T19:04:40

Circle of Blue's second installment in its Water, Texas series.

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What's Up With Water August 3, 2020 from 2020-08-03T00:41:41

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week, legal action on Flint's water crisis, a deadly year for environmental campaigners and a dry prognosis for Texas. Circle...

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When It Rains, Texans Forget Drought And Worsening Water Scarcity from 2020-08-02T23:27:41

"When It Rains, Texans Forget Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity" After the Pandemic, Soaring Population Growth, Industrial Development Will Again Overwhelm Planning and Water Supply

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Coronovirus Response In Brazil from 2020-07-27T15:44:10

This is an excerpt of our July 27, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water, as Circle of Blue reports on the coronavirus response in Brazil, where community leaders have stepped in to compensate for g...

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What's Up With Water - July 27, 2020 from 2020-07-27T03:46:10

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: record river pollution fine handed out in Russia, severe floods continue in Asia, and Covid-19 outbreaks in Egy...

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Phoenix Water Restrictors from 2020-07-20T14:50:33

This is an excerpt of our July 20, 2020 episode of What's Up With Water, as Circle of Blue reports on an experiment in Phoenix that is an alternative to shutting off water to homeowners who are beh...

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What's Up With Water - July 20, 2020 from 2020-07-20T05:19:37

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: confusion over Ethiopia dam filling, China continues to battle massive floods on the Yangtze, and Great Lakes w...

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What's Up With Water - July 13, 2020 from 2020-07-13T06:40:18

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: water theft investigation in Baja California, Great Lakes heat up, Michigan governor extends shutoff ban, and C...

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Nigeria, Coronovirus And WASH from 2020-07-06T14:34:55

This is an excerpt of our July 6, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water, as Circle of Blue reports on coronavirus prevention in Nigeria.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads through Africa’...

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What's Up With Water - 7.6.20 from 2020-07-06T05:10:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: Puerto Rico water rationing, Australia drought fund, water-climate research, plus a CoB feature on Covid-19 an...

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Small Water Systems Facing Big Money Problems from 2020-06-29T15:22:27

This is an excerpt from the June 29, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode continues our reporting on small water systems facing big money problems.

In North Carolina, offici...

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What's Up WIth Water 6.29.20 from 2020-06-29T11:30:33

Your "need to know news" of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Three stories from the US this week: Bayer settlement, Line 5 temporary shutdown, and drinking water contamination in jails. Plus ...

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Drop In Colorado River Water Use from 2020-06-22T14:59:52

This is an excerpt from the June 22, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode reports on a remarkable drop in Colorado River water consumption. It’s an encouraging sign for the beleaguer...

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What's Up With Water - 6.22.20 from 2020-06-22T02:02:53

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: the Mekong River Commission asks China for more information about its dam operations, the expansion of informal...

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Salmon Protection And Dams from 2020-06-15T18:00:35

This is an excerpt from the June 15, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode reports on how efforts to protect salmon in the Pacific Northwest could affect the region’s dams.

L...

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What's Up With Water - 6.15.20 from 2020-06-15T04:25:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: government officials delay expansion of Sydney's desalination plant, Nestle considers selling U.S. bottled wate...

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Sewage Surveillance from 2020-06-12T22:32:51

This is an excerpt from the June 8, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode reports on sewage surveillance as a way to monitor the new coronavirus. It’s attracting a lot of attention, b...

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What's Up WIth Water - June 8, 2020 from 2020-06-07T23:31:51

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: New Jersey finalizes drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS, federal researchers expect a Gulf of Mexico dead zone ...

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Pandemic Is A Double Disaster For Water Utilities Abroad from 2020-06-01T19:06:30

This is an excerpt from the June 1, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode reports on how the global coronavirus pandemic is doubly disastrous to water utilities abroad.

The p...

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What's Up With Water - 6.1.20 from 2020-06-01T08:18:58

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week, stories on cyberattack against Israel, low water levels on the Parana River, and global handwashing access data. Our Co...

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Deadly’ Consequences If Stagnant Water in Shuttered Buildings Is Not Properly Addressed from 2020-05-18T13:58:46

This is an excerpt from the May 18, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode reports on the deadly consequences of stagnant water in buildings gone dormant during Covid-19 shutdowns.
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What's Up With Water - May 18, 2020 from 2020-05-18T06:17:44

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week include the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the world's largest refugee settlement, a disruption to water su...

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Honolulu's Groudwater Flooding Threat from 2020-05-11T14:43:36

This is an excerpt from the May 11, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at a study pointing to groundwater as the biggest flooding threat to Honolulu as the seas rise.
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What's Up With Water - 5.11.20 Mixdown from 2020-05-10T21:37:17

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories for this week: dam rupture in Uzbekistan; flooding in Kenya; oil and gas states request Covid-19 aid for employing laid of...

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What's Up With Water - 5.11.20 from 2020-05-10T21:30:17

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories for this week: dam rupture in Uzbekistan; flooding in Kenya; oil and gas states request Covid-19 aid for employing laid of...

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U.S. Congress Negotiates Aid For Water Utilities And Customers from 2020-05-07T19:39:34

This is an excerpt from the May 4, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at U.S. Congressional negotiations over financial aid to water utilities and their customers during the ...

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What's Up With Water - 5.4.20 from 2020-05-04T05:50:06

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: drought in Europe and Argentina, an encouraging rain forecast for eastern Australia, and a CoB story on water ...

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What's Up With Water 4.27.20 from 2020-04-27T08:37:51

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: the first Covid-19 case in a refugee camp in Lebanon, mining waste accident in China, and Las Vegas water rights case. ...

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Water Contamination Risk In Closed Buildings from 2020-04-20T14:19:07

This is an excerpt from the April 20, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at the risks of water contamination that lurk in buildings closed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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What's Up With Water - 4.20.20 from 2020-04-20T05:05:24

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week include: Mekong flows study, Colorado River drought study, and Chile's environmental complaint against mining co...

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Pandemic Repercussions On U.S. Water Utilities from 2020-04-13T18:17:28

This is an excerpt from the April 13, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at how the coronavirus pandemic is changing water use in the United States, and the financial repercu...

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What's Up With Water - 4.13.20 from 2020-04-13T17:20:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: construction in US flood zones, largest dam removal project in US history gets key permit, and preparing for Co...

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Virus Hunters Find Coronavirus Clues in Sewage from 2020-04-06T15:05:58

Virus Hunters Find Coronavirus Clues in Sewage by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - April 6, 2020 from 2020-04-05T23:28:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: sea-level rise assessment for San Francisco Bay, coal mining in metropolitan Sydney's water catchment, and brew...

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Small Water Systems Challenged By Coronovirus from 2020-03-30T16:48:10

Small Water Systems Challenged By Coronovirus by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - March 30, 2020 from 2020-03-30T04:23:28

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories this week: illegal dumping in Malaysia, the Dakota Access pipeline ruling, and a mega-project in Turkey, plus CoB story on...

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What's Up With Water - March 23, 2020 from 2020-03-22T22:49:58

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: Cambodia's rejection of new Mekong dam, anti-water waste campaign in Kolkata, and concerns in the Middle East about the...

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Flood Prevention in Foster City, California from 2020-03-16T16:09:59

This is an excerpt from the March 16, 2020, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at efforts in one California community along San Francisco Bay to control flooding and prepare for ri...

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What's Up With Water - March 16, 2020 from 2020-03-15T22:31:23

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week: U.S. cities suspend water shutoffs, U.S. cities use eminent domain to move residents out of flood zones, and the UK dou...

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What's Up WIth Water - March 9, 2020 from 2020-03-09T03:52:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. Stories for this week include a study on the water demands of cattle feed in the American West, the Flint lead crisis lawsuit, and...

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Speaking Of Water -Rising Seas, Groundwater, and Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2020-03-04T19:16:09

Speaking Of Water -Rising Seas, Groundwater, and Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - March 2, 2020 from 2020-03-01T17:07:04

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Speaking Of Water - Sera Young On Water Insecurity Mixdown from 2020-02-25T15:53:02

Speaking Of Water - Sera Young On Water Insecurity Mixdown by Circle Of Blue

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Ottawa County: Michigan Groundwater from 2020-02-24T14:23:57

Ottawa County: Michigan Groundwater by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water February 24, 2020 from 2020-02-24T04:22:33

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week's exclusive is a look at a nationwide trend as seen in one Michigan county seeking a balance between groundwater sustain...

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North Carolina & Water Debt from 2020-02-17T18:41:01

North Carolina & Water Debt by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - February 17, 2020 from 2020-02-17T03:05:03

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the top stories of the week, including a special feature on North Carolina's water debt.

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Speaking of Water Featuring Australian Author And Science Communicator, Julian Cribb from 2020-02-10T13:56:27

Speaking of Water Featuring Australian Author And Science Communicator, Julian Cribb by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - February 10, 2020 from 2020-02-10T04:23:29

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue - this week's stories include rain in Australia, negotiations in the Nile River Basin, legal challenges to a Canadian pipeline and ...

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What's Up With Water - February 3, 2020 from 2020-02-03T06:40:40

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories from the week, and an exclusive feature on what Democratic candidates are saying about water issues.

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U.S. Food Trade Using Unsustainable Groundwater Supplies from 2020-01-27T19:06:41

U.S. Food Trade Using Unsustainable Groundwater Supplies by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - 1.27.20 from 2020-01-27T01:00:16

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, featuring top stories from the week and a look at a new study examining the connections between the U.S. food trade and unsustaina...

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USGS Water Mapping Tool from 2020-01-20T17:34:39

This week, from Circle of Blue, technology is offering answers to the ageless question: Where is the water?

A new mapping tool from the U.S. federal government’s top Earth sciences agency ...

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What's Up WIth Water - January 20, 2020 from 2020-01-20T05:29:56

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories and a look at a new water mapping tool from the U.S. Geological Service.

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What's Up WIth Water - January 13, 2020 from 2020-01-13T04:48:26

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water - January 6, 2020 from 2020-01-06T06:38:58

Your "need to know" water news from Circle of Blue features three stories offering hope for the new year - former foes finding common ground in Darfur, the world's first "climate bank," and people ...

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What's Up With Water - 1.6.20 from 2020-01-06T06:30:27

Your "need to know" water news from Circle of Blue features three stories offering hope for the new year - former foes finding common ground in Darfur, the world's first "climate bank," and people ...

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What's Up With Water - The Year in Water, 2019 from 2019-12-30T04:45:47

Your "need to know" news of the World's Water from Circle of Blue. This week, a look at major themes from water news in 2019.

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Louisiana Water Debt from 2019-12-16T14:29:10

Louisiana Water Debt by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - 12.16.19 from 2019-12-16T06:33:47

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with important stories from the week, including a feature on water debt in Louisiana.

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What's Up With Water - December 9, 2019 from 2019-12-09T06:17:47

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with important stories from the week, including a feature on Atmospheric Rivers.

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What's Up With Water - December 2, 2019 from 2019-12-02T06:02:03

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week's stories come from India, South Africa and the U.S.

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Baltimore Water Rates from 2019-11-25T16:24:17

Circle of Blue continues its focus on water rates, as Baltimore officials confront the pressures on their communities.


The Baltimore City Council has taken a bold step to relieve the...

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What's Up With Water – November 25, 2019 from 2019-11-25T06:34:54

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue. This week's top stories include how Baltimore is making water services more affordable for its residents.

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Circle of Blue looks at how water connects climate to health. from 2019-11-18T16:27

Floods, droughts, and warming temperatures are already increasing illness and disease risk and may pull back previous health gains, benchmark Lancet Countdown report finds.

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What's Up With Water - November 18, 2019 from 2019-11-18T05:13:05

Your "need to know" of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories and this week's feature on how water connects climate to health.

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Legionnaires' Disease - Part II from 2019-11-11T16:58:56

Legionnaires' Disease - Part II by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - November 11, 2019 from 2019-11-11T06:07:48

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with important stories from the week's news, including further coverage on the increasing danger of Legionnaires' disease in the U...

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Legionnaire's Management In The U.S. from 2019-11-04T17:00:42

This excerpt comes from the November 4, 2019, episode of What's Up With Water: The United States does not have many regulations for monitoring plumbing for Legionella. The rules that do exist large...

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Speaking Of Water - Salton Sea - Michael Cohen of the Pacific Institute 10.29.19 from 2019-11-04T02:49:11

"Speaking of Water" from Circle of Blue features Michael Cohen, a Senior Researcher at the Pacific Institute, talking about the problems and potential of the Salton Sea.

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What's Up WIth Water - November 4, 2019 from 2019-11-04T01:58:38

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with important stories from the week, including a look at Legionnaire's Disease in the U.S.

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Water Proposals On U.S. Ballots from 2019-10-28T15:41:33

This week Circle of Blue looks at water issues on state and local ballots in November elections.
Voters in Colorado, Texas, New Orleans and Oregon have a chance to weigh in on water infrastruct...

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What's Up With Water - October 28, 2019 from 2019-10-28T03:49:36

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories of the week, including a look at water issues on November ballots in the United States.

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Sewer System Budget Deficits from 2019-10-21T14:05:24

Sewer System Budget Deficits by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - October 21, 2019 -Venezuela’s water system is collapsing from 2019-10-21T05:14:48

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the week's important stories, and in this episode, a look at Venezuela’s collapsing water system.

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What's Up With Water - October 14, 2019 from 2019-10-14T09:51:36

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Maui Lawsuit and The Clean Water Act from 2019-10-08T19:22

This is an excerpt from the October 7, 2019, episode of What's Up With Water. This episode looks at a Hawaii lawsuit with broad implications for the country’s waterways might be resolved out of cou...

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Speaking of Water with H&M at World Water Week from 2019-10-08T14:58:04

Speaking of Water with H&M at World Water Week by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water October 7, 2019 from 2019-10-07T04:23:38

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with stories from the week and in this episode, a look at how a lawsuit in Hawaii could lead to a new interpretation of the Clean ...

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What's Up With Water September 23, 2019, Excerpt - Snake Valley Groundwater Study from 2019-09-23T15:18:30

This excerpt comes from the September 23, 2019, episode of What's Up With Water. It is a story of water in the West United States: There’s not enough water to go around in the Snake Valley, and exp...

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What's Up WIth Water - 9.23.19 from 2019-09-23T02:50:07

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the major stories, and, this week, a look at water in the West as a new study considers the groundwater limits of the ...

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Circle of Blue's Coverage of the World Bank Water Pollution Report from 2019-09-16T17:35:01

This coverage is an audio excerpt from the September 16, 2019, epsidoe of What's Up With Water. Listen for the full coverage of the World Bank's report on the issue of groundwater quality.

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What's Up With Water - 9.16.19 from 2019-09-16T08:04:59

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories and, this week, a look at a new World Bank report on the perils of pollution.

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What's Up With Water 9/9/19 Episode Excerpt - Houston Sewer Refit from 2019-09-09T16:20:53

This audio excerpt comes from the September 9, 2019 episode of What's Up With Water and looks at Houston’s recent agreement to protect water quality with a massive refit to its sewer system. The ag...

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What's Up With Water - September 9, 2019 from 2019-09-09T03:54:08

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with top stories and, this week, a feature on Houston's massive sewer refit aimed at improving water quality.

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India Solar Pumps And Groundwater from 2019-09-05T15:30:11

This audio is an excerpt from the 9/3/2019 edition of What's Up With Water, which looks at India’s ambitious plan to harvest energy from the sun – which has a potential dark side when it comes to w...

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What's Up With Water – September 3, 2019 from 2019-09-03T05:17:49

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, including this week's feature: how solar pumps in India could threaten the nation's groundwater.

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What's Up With Water - August 26, 2019 Excerpt: Legionnaire's Disease from 2019-08-26T14:03:42

This excerpt on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's findings that identifies deficiencies in plumbing and building codes, policies, and research in relation to combating...

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What's Up With Water – 8.26.19 from 2019-08-26T08:02:10

Your "need to know" news from Circle of Blue, with summaries of the top stories and a look in this episode at Legionnaire's Disease in the U.S.

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Forecasting Urban Water Crises from 2019-08-19T18:26:24

This excerpt looks at the challenge of forecasting urban water crises and comes from the August 19, 2019 episode of What's Up With Water.

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What's Up With Water – August 19, 2019 from 2019-08-19T06:03:21

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with important stories from the week. This episode's Circle of Blue feature looks at the challenge of forecasting urban water crises.

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Circle of Blue Story: Massachusetts Water Affordability from 2019-08-13T15:08:34

This excerpt on a new study that examined Massachusetts water affordability, and how a state-level study fits within a national narrative, comes from the 8.12.19 episode of What's Up With Water.

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What's Up With Water August 12, 2019 from 2019-08-12T07:24:54

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue, with top stories and, this week, a look at affordable access to water services in Massachusetts, and what that shows about water ...

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Taps Run Dry for Millions in Zimbabwe’s Capital from 2019-08-05T18:32:41

From Circle of Blue's full 08/05/19 episode of What's Up With Water comes a brief on the state of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, which is increasingly desperate for water.

Two million p...

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What's Up With Water - August 5, 2019 from 2019-08-04T23:24:15

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the major stories of the week.

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The U.S. Drills Deeper Wells from 2019-07-30T16:27:49

To locate sufficient supplies of fresh water, the nation’s groundwater wells are being drilled deeper and deeper, according to an analysis of more than 10 million well records since the 1950s.

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Speaking Of Water With Peter Gleick - California Drinking Water Bill from 2019-07-29T16:50:08

In the latest episode of Speaking of Water, host Eileen Wray-McCann speaks with Dr. Peter Gleick, President Emeritus of the Pacific Institute, on a new bill in California that directs some $130 mil...

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What's Up With Water - July 29, 2019 from 2019-07-29T06:33:41

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, with top stories and a special focus this week on the trend toward deeper wells in the United States.

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What's Up With Water for July 22, 2019 from 2019-07-22T04:34:21

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water - July 15, 2019 from 2019-07-15T07:35:33

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue.

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Speaking of Water with Janis Searles Jones - Ocean Conservancy from 2019-07-10T19:04:31

Janis Searles Jones, CEO of the Ocean Conservancy speaks with Circle of Blue's J. Carl Ganter about where freshwater and ocean preservation meet.

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What's Up With Water July 8, 2019 from 2019-07-08T07:52:45

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the week's headlines and a look at a report from the World Bank on Vietnam's water challenges.

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Restoring Water In Paradise from 2019-07-01T15:06:53

Restoring Water In Paradise by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water – July 1, 2019 from 2019-07-01T10:43

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with headlines and a special look at Paradise, California, and the challenges to restoring the municipal water system after the d...

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What's Up With Water – June 24, 2019 from 2019-06-24T07:37:24

Your "need to know" water news from Circle of Blue, with the week's headlines and, this edition, a look at Chicago, where the new mayor wants to ban water shutoffs.

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Speaking Of Water – The Price of Water 2019 – Brett Walton from 2019-06-18T14:12:06

Even Without Federal Infrastructure Deal, Cities Continue to Invest

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What's Up With Water – June 17, 2019 from 2019-06-17T05:04:13

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with a weekly summary of the world's water headlines.

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What's Up With Water June 10, 2019 from 2019-06-10T14:30:57

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with a summary of the headlines, and this week's feature: a look at how a North Carolina community is struggling to recover from r...

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What's Up With Water June 3, 2019 from 2019-06-03T02:38:54

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with a survey of stories, and, this week, a look at oil and gas field wastewater, and microplastic pollution in rain.

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What's Up WIth Water May 20, 2019 from 2019-05-20T06:20:29

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, with a review of the headlines, and, this week, a look at a resurgence of Hepatitis A in the United States.

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What's Up With Water May 13, 2019 from 2019-05-13T05:34:22

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with headlines from around the globe.

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What's Up With Water 5.6.19 from 2019-05-06T09:23:24

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with water headlines from around the globe and a look at moving the capital of Indonesia due to land subsidence from groundwater e...

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What's Up With Water 4.29.19 from 2019-04-29T04:57:54

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the week's water headlines and a look at nitrates in private wells in Iowa.

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What's Up With Water 4.22.19 from 2019-04-22T04:06:18

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with headlines and this week's feature: U.S. Irrigation moves east.

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What's Up WIth Water 4.15.19 from 2019-04-15T06:53:19

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, with headlines from around the globe and, this week, a look at water utility consolidation in California.

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Great Lakes Water Issues from 2019-04-08T16:29:20

Great Lakes Water Issues by Circle Of Blue

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Maryland Water Shutoffs from 2019-04-08T13:09:10

Maryland Water Shutoffs by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water 4.8.19 from 2019-04-08T04:22:07

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water, with global headlines and a look at how Maryland's local water policies can impede access for low-income families.

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What's Up With Water April 1, 2019 from 2019-04-01T01:42:48

Your "need to know news" of the world's water from Circle of Blue, with the weekly water headlines around the globe and a look at water policy shifts in the Great Lakes region.

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What's Up With Water – March 25, 2019 from 2019-03-25T05:40:37

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue features the weekly headlines, plus a look at the UN's latest World Water Development report and New Mexico's bill for reusing fra...

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What's Up With Water April 18, 2019 from 2019-03-18T02:51:50

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue, featuring headlines from around the world and, this week, a look at a controversial water bottling plant on Russia's Lake Baikal a...

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Paradise Water System Contamination from 2019-03-11T16:17:57

Listen to learn about the poisoned pipelines in Paradise, California.

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What's Up WIth Water 3.11.19 from 2019-03-10T19:19:35

Your weekly "need to know" water news from Circle of Blue, with headlines from around the world and a look at water quality concerns in Greece and poisoned pipelines in Paradise, California.

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Fire and Water: Paradise, California from 2019-03-06T20:26:19

When fire swept through the town of Paradise, California, it was a tragic loss of life and property. Now, as Circle of Blue's Brett Walton reports, those faced with rebuilding homes and businesses ...

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Water's Role in Mexico's Exploratory Fracking Wells from 2019-03-05T19:29:24

Water will be a major factor in the decisions ahead: will there be enough for drilling, and how will fracking affect the water for everyone else?

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What's Up With Water 3.4.19 from 2019-03-04T07:37:26

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue has the weekly update of water headlines, plus feature stories on exploratory fracking in Mexico and an ambitious water recycling p...

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Lake Erie Bill Of Rights from 2019-02-25T17:30:20

Lake Erie Bill Of Rights by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water 2.25.19 from 2019-02-24T21:53:19

Your "need to know" news from Circle of Blue has the weekly water headlines, plus a look at the proposed Bill of Rights for Lake Erie.

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Humans have made the planet greener, and why that could be a mixed blessing. from 2019-02-19T14:30:59

NASA satellites show the world is literally getting greener as reforestation projects and intensified agriculture have spread vegetation across more land. While this sounds like progress, experts n...

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Permian Oil Boom Uncorks Multibillion-Dollar Water Play from 2019-02-18T18:31:52

Producing oil produces even more water. Getting rid of it is a large and expanding business.

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What's Up With Water 2.18.19 from 2019-02-17T22:02:22

Your "need to know" news from Circle of Blue has the weekly water headlines, plus features on the implications of global greening and water waste in the oil fields of the Permian Basin.

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Brazil Dam Collapse from 2019-02-11T15:09:33

The collapse of a massive dam containing mining waste has killed scores of people. It now threatens the water of hundreds of communities.

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Nigeria Conflict from 2019-02-11T14:55:14

Conflict between farmers and herders over water and pasture shook Nigeria in recent years, leaving more than 1,500 people dead in 2018.

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Himalaya Temperature Rise from 2019-02-11T14:51:06

With Rising Temperatures, Stark Changes Ahead for Asia’s Water Tower

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What's Up With Water – Water Stress and Conflict in Nigeria and more– February 11, 2019 from 2019-02-10T22:19:09

Your "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue features the weekly update of headlines, plus a focus on water stress and conflict in Nigeria, and the effects of climate change i...

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Audio summary: With Water Leasing Vote, CO River Indian Tribes Will Seek Consequential Legal Change. from 2019-02-05T21:39:14

The Colorado River Indian Tribes' decision to seek changes to water leasing rules, which could have profound effects for the Colorado River basin

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Audio Summary: Water Utilities Call on Big Data to Guide Pipe Replacements from 2019-02-05T19:34:09

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, combined with utility pipe-break archives and data about environmental factors like flow rates, soil chemistry, and temperature can pinpoint which pipe...

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What's Up WIth Water – Brazil's water after mining waste dam rupture and more Feb 4, 2019 from 2019-02-04T05:51

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue offers a roundup of world water headlines and feature stories. This week: the threat to Brazil's water after the rupture of a mass...

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What's Up With Water – Land subsidence in Iran, U.S. water utilities turn to AI from 2019-01-27T22:52:49

Your weekly water update from Circle of Blue features water news headlines, and two feature stories: land subsidence in Iran due to aquifer depletion, and U.S. water utilities considering Artifici...

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What's Up With Water – January 21, 2019 from 2019-01-21T04:25:53

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water January 14, 2019 from 2019-01-14T02:55:33

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water January 7, 2019 from 2019-01-07T05:14:54

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Speaking of Water - Looking back at 2018, ahead to 2019 from 2018-12-20T17:40:17

Circle of Blue senior reporter, Brett Walton, spoke with Heather Cooley of the Pacific Institute and Will Sarni of Water Foundry on U.S. water news and trends to remember, from western water negoti...

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What's Up With Water – Cutbacks Ahead For The Clean Water Act – December 17, 2018 from 2018-12-16T20:44:58

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water, from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water December 10, 2018 from 2018-12-10T03:59:45

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water – December 3, 2018 from 2018-12-03T02:14:31

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue

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What's Up With Water November 26, 2018 from 2018-11-25T22:40:29

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water – November 19, 2018 from 2018-11-19T03:37:55

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue

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Q & A with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and J. Carl Ganter from 2018-11-18T13:15:25

Q & A with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and J. Carl Ganter by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water – November 12, 2018 from 2018-11-12T00:06:46

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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PFAS – From Michigan to the Nation an Interview with Senator Gary Peters from 2018-11-10T03:13:17

PFAS – From Michigan to the Nation an Interview with Senator Gary Peters by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up WIth Water – November 5, 2018 from 2018-11-05T05:18:57

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water – October 29, 2018 from 2018-10-29T03:34:19

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water October 22, 2018 from 2018-10-22T03:56:08

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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H2O Catalyst – Testing the Clean Water Act: Coal Ash and Groundwater from 2018-10-17T20:59:34

H2O Catalyst – Testing the Clean Water Act: Coal Ash and Groundwater by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up WIth Water – October 15, 2018 from 2018-10-15T01:35:29

Your weekly need-to-know news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Michigan's Groundwater – a Conversation with Jim Malewitz from Bridge Magazine from 2018-10-07T22:54:30

What's in the water? The big story about PFAS chemical contamination. Jim Malewitz, environmental reporter for Bridge Magazine (http://bridgemi.com) speaks with J. Carl Ganter, managing editor at C...

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What's Up With Water October 8, 2018 from 2018-10-07T22:14:35

Your weekly need-to-know news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What Happens to PFAS Chemicals in Groundwater? – an Interview with Dr. Christopher P. Higgins from 2018-10-07T22:09:41

From Michigan to the Nation – A Groundwater Emergency
Furious and fearful, residents are asking a simple but urgent question: what’s in my water?

Mary Ellen Geist, reporter at Detroit ...

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H2O Catalyst - From Michigan to the Nation, "a Groundwater Emergency" from 2018-10-07T22:02:39

From Michigan to the Nation – A Groundwater Emergency
Furious and fearful, residents are asking a simple but urgent question: what’s in my water?
PFAS chemicals are the tip of the spear for...

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What's Up WIth Water – September 24, 2018 from 2018-09-24T03:35:13

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Torgny Holmgren Looks back on World Water Week and ahead to a tumultuous year for water and climate from 2018-09-19T20:54:12

It will be a tumultuous year for water and climate. Torgny Holmgren, director of the Stockholm International Water Institute talks with Circle of Blue's J. Carl Ganter about the highlights of World...

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What's Up WIth Water– September 17, 2018 from 2018-09-17T02:41:52

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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Ben Braga World Water Council - Speaking of Water from 2018-09-09T16:16:29

Benedito Braga, president of the World Water Council, looks back on pivotal moments of the past few years, such as Day Zero in Cape Town and Sao Paulo, the grand problems ahead, and finally, to wha...

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H2O Catalyst - Global Groundwater - Live from Stockholm from 2018-09-08T23:16:13

What do you need to know about the world's declining and contaminated groundwater supplies? Hundreds of millions of people are affected, from Asia to the United States. Experts discuss the global s...

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World Water Week - Torgny Holmgren Speaking of Water Circle of Blue from 2018-08-26T07:35:49

Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute, speaks with J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, about the latest water news and global water challenges, ...

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What's Up With Water August 20, 2018 from 2018-08-20T02:06:10

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water August 13, 2018 from 2018-08-13T01:52:40

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water August 6, 2018 from 2018-08-05T03:07:47

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water July 30, 2018 from 2018-07-31T02:17:38

Your "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water July 23, 2018 from 2018-07-23T03:13:31

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth – July 16, 2018 from 2018-07-16T05:53:28

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water – July 9, 2018 from 2018-07-08T16:26:13

Your weekly "need to know" news of the world's water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water July 2, 2018 from 2018-07-01T21:42:51

Weekly water news briefing from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water –June 25, 2018 from 2018-06-24T22:15:28

What's Up With Water is your weekly "need-to-know" news about water, from Circle of Blue.

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Speaking Of Water - Featuring Dr. Peter Gleick from 2018-06-18T17:23:20

Water watchers know the Pacific Institute is a renowned global water think tank providing thought leadership for sustainable water policies. For over 30 years, the Institute has curated a chronolog...

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What's Up With Water June 18, 2018 from 2018-06-17T17:26:04

What’s up with Water, your need-to-know news of the world’s water, from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water June 11, 2018 from 2018-06-10T18:50:16

Your weekly “need-to-know news” of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water June 4, 2018 from 2018-06-03T16:56:50

This week's podcast features an extended interview with Circle of Blue Senior Reporter Brett Walton on his new report (and data dashboard) on U.S. water pricing.

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What's Up With Water May 28, 2018 from 2018-05-28T23:00:06

A weekly condensation of water news from Circle of Blue

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What's Up With Water May 21, 2018 from 2018-05-20T18:11:03

A weekly condensation of the world's water news from Circle of Blue

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What's Up With Water – May 14, 2018 from 2018-05-13T16:54:18

What's Up With Water, a weekly condensation of the world's water news from Circle of Blue

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What's Up With Water May 7, 2018 from 2018-05-06T04:10:37

A weekly condensation of the world's water news from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water April 30, 2018 from 2018-04-29T19:09:34

What's Up With Water for April 30, 2018

A weekly condensation of the world's water news from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up With Water – April 23, 2018 from 2018-04-22T19:02:21

What's Up With Water for April 23, 2018 - a weekly condensation of the world's water news from Circle of Blue.

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What's Up WIth Water April 16, 2018 from 2018-04-15T16:15:41

What's Up With Water for April 16, 2018
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What's Up With Water April 9, 2018 from 2018-04-08T22:48:57

What's Up With Water April 9, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up WIth Water – April 2, 2018 from 2018-04-01T12:42:47

What's Up WIth Water – April 2, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up with Water - Speaking of Water - Who Trusts the Tap (Bonus) from 2018-03-29T19:27:12

More and more people are asking a question once thought preposterous in the United States. That question: do I trust my tap water? It turns out that the answer is very different for different group...

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What's Up With Water March 26, 2018 from 2018-03-25T18:57:13

What's Up With Water March 26, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water March 19, 2018 from 2018-03-18T21:42:57

What's Up With Water March 19, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water March 12, 2018 from 2018-03-11T20:45:30

What's Up With Water March 12, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up WIth Water March 5, 2018 from 2018-03-04T21:55:27

What's Up WIth Water March 5, 2018 by Circle Of Blue

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What's Up With Water - 2.26.18 from 2018-02-25T20:09:55

What's Up With Water - 2.26.18

What’s up with Water, a condensation of the world’s water news, from Circle of Blue.

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UN Report Sets New Baseline for Drinking Water and Sanitation from 2017-08-02T20:55:16

In July, the World Health Organization and UNICEF published the first assessment of drinking water and sanitation service under the sustainable development goals.

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The Water Conflict Chronology - Water Conflicts over the Centuries and Millennia from 2017-06-22T11:20:58

Water, or lack thereof, is often at the front lines of conflict. By documenting water conflict across history, Dr. Peter Gleick, chief scientist and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, exp...

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Ideas for Understanding and Responding to the World's Groundwater Challenge from 2017-05-03T05:07:07

Large-scale exploitation of groundwater began in the 1950s and continues today.

The water that flows underground and between soil particles gave rise to the Green Revolution in India and a...

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Historical Perspective on Water Management Values from 2017-03-21T18:36:33

How did water become considered a resource? What values guide its management?

Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton spoke with Dr. Jeremy Schmidt, lecturer in geography at the University of...

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Alaska Seeks River Protections Against British Columbia Mines from 2017-03-10T05:33:11

More than a half dozen proposals to develop hardrock mines in northwestern British Columbia are producing worry downstream in Alaska. The mines would be located on some of the state's most producti...

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‘Standing Rock Is Everywhere:’ An Interview with Judith LeBlanc of the Native Organizers Alliance from 2017-01-05T04:51:58

When members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe set up camp on the banks of the Cannonball River in April to protest the Dakota Access pipeline, they had little idea how widely their movement would s...

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H2O Hotspots 2016 Year in Review from 2016-12-21T20:12:22

In 2016, Circle of Blue’s US coverage closely followed the developments out of Flint Michigan, as the city continued to struggle with lead contamination in its drinking water. Our team also covered...

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Water and Mining: Are Companies Correctly Pricing in Risks? from 2016-12-09T02:14:59

From Peru to Australia water stresses are rewriting the way mines are built, regulated, and operated. While the environmental risks to water from mining are well documented, new concerns arise as p...

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Water Under President-elect Trump: A Roundtable Discussion from 2016-11-17T17:44:37

Donald Trump enters the White House at a time of severe ecological and political turbulence. His few campaign statements about the environment were direct and consequential: withdraw from the Paris...

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Salween River Dams Intrude on Contested Land from 2016-11-08T22:52:20

The great rivers of Southeast Asia -- the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Salween, and others -- are targets for dozens of major dams that will transform the region's politics and ecology. The contest over the ...

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Water Security: Freedom from Intolerable Water-Related Risks from 2016-11-02T18:17:02

Large-scale drought in southern Africa. Floods in North Korea and Haiti. Rumblings of water-related conflicts in Pakistan and India. In Circle of Blue’s latest HotSpots H2O podcast, Dr. David Grey...

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Crucible in Kashmir: India and Pakistan Struggle Over Water from 2016-10-18T20:47:08

Tensions are heating up between India and Pakistan over key water sources in Kashmir, with India threatening to revoke the nearly 60-year-old Indus Water Treaty.

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