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Once A Cleanup Leader, Michigan Struggles With Leaking Fuel
The state’s water is at risk from 9,100 leaking underground storage tanks, second most in the United States. Map © Jordan Bates & Aubrey Ann Parker/Circle of Blue Click to open the interactive...
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Water Law: $105 Million Settlement in Water Pollution Lawsuit Between Swiss...
Nearly 2,000 communities in the United States will be eligible for money to filter atrazine, a popular weedkiller, from their drinking water. Last Friday, Swiss chemicals company Syngenta announced a...
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Making Connections in the Philippines: Water Privatization Across Manila’s...
While water privatization projects around the globe continue to be controversial, Manila stands out for its innovations and its impasses, often touted as one of the world’s most extensive urban water...
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Global Gold Rush: The Price of Mining Pursuits On The Water Supply
Water supplies remain key to the global boom in gold mining, driven by high demand and near-record prices. Photo courtesy of Dete Siegert / Earthworks Tailings from the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in...
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Video: Water For People Strives To Reach Everyone Forever
This month, Ned Breslin promos a creative video that explains his organization’s innovative model for the WASH sector. In my Circle of Blue blogs, I speak a great deal about field experiences with...
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Toxic Water: Across Much of China, Huge Harvests Irrigated with Industrial...
The dirty truth about the world’s largest grain producer. Photo © Aaron Jaffe / Circle of Blue Polluted water and trash mingle on the bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, China. Click image to enlarge...
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Report: New Sanitation Figures Compete with UN Statistics for Meeting...
Official United Nations figures claim that 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. But new research from the University of North Carolina puts the total at more than 4.1 billion people....
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Photo Slideshow: China’s Polluted Waters
Pollution is a major driver of water scarcity in China, especially in the places where economic growth is the highest and water resources are under the most stress — China’s dry northern breadbaskets...
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Infographic: Toxic Algae in Ohio Drinking Water Sources
Algae toxins have been found in seven lakes, reservoirs, and rivers that supply drinking water to 1 million people. Infographic © Codi Kozacek / Circle of Blue Seven public drinking water sources in...
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Report: Water, Sanitation Integral to Ending World Hunger
Droughts, floods, and a lack of clean water slow the elimination of food insecurity in developing nations. Photo courtesy of Patti Gower / DFATD-MAECD via Flickr Creative Commons Developing countries...
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