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Infographic: U.S. Surface Water Pollution by State
More than half of the country’s lakes and rivers are not meeting water quality standards. A major goal of the U.S. Clean Water Act is maintaining “designated uses” for rivers, lakes, and coastal...
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The Stream, September 3: Disease Looms with Syria’s Water Infrastructure on...
The Global Rundown A group of scientists from Yale spent three years counting the world’s trees. Public water in Flint, Michigan is picking up lead as it travels through old pipes and fixtures....
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The Stream, September 4: Radar Instrument Aboard NASA Soil Moisture Satellite...
The Global Rundown An important instrument aboard a NASA satellite that measures soil water has failed. The United States Forest Service is burning through its wildland firefighting budget. Los...
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Animation: Progression of Wildfires in the United States
Wildfires rage in drought-stricken California and are becoming more prevalent across the country. On Sunday, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties as...
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The Stream, September 21: Cholera Outbreak Hits West Baghdad
The Global Rundown At least six people have died from a cholera outbreak in the western outskirts of Iraq‘s capital. A group of scientists are recommending a ban on plastic microbeads in the United...
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The Stream, September 21: Cholera Outbreak Hits West Baghdad
The Global Rundown At least six people have died from a cholera outbreak in the western outskirts of Iraq‘s capital. A group of scientists are recommending a ban on plastic microbeads in the United...
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Infographic: America’s Septic Systems
Nearly one-fifth of U.S. households are not connected to a public sewer. More than 21 million households in the United States use septic systems — not a public sewer — to trap and filter their toilet...
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Infographic: Plan to Change Lake Ontario Water Level Regulations Considered...
Simulations using 20th-century climate data compare Lake Ontario water levels under Plan 2014 and the current regulation plan. Plan 2014 is a proposal to change water level regulations on Lake Ontario...
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Infographic: Nitrogen Pollution Is Killing Long Island Ecosystems
Seagrass, shellfish, wetlands, and fish are dying in the Peconic Estuary and other Long Island bays. One million people in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, use sewage ponds or tanks buried...
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Infographic: Water and Security Hot Spots 2016
Circle of Blue combines data and geopolitical analysis to identify 10 places where water issues could undermine civic stability. Map by Kaye LaFond / Circle of Blue Both water-scarce and water-rich...
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Infographic: Syria Drought and Climate Change
Winter rainfall in the Fertile Crescent has declined 13 percent since 1931. By Kaye LaFond, Circle of Blue In March 2015, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences laid...
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Infographic: Indoor Water Use in the United States, 1999 and 2016
Better technology is helping U.S. households conserve water. It is a conservation success story. Indoor water use in U.S. households dropped by 22 percent between 1999 and 2016, according to a study...
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