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In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits

Maine’s Legislature voted down a bill that would have limited large-scale pumping of groundwater in the state. Poland Spring, the…

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Newyork

Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Some hot springs look like palaces, others like holes in the ground. Some feel like parties, others like prayers. There…

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Business

Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire

The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from…

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News

Don’t Flee the American Southwest Just Yet

This summer, when the temperature hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit or above in Phoenix for

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News

‘We have nothing to keep us warm and dry.’ Winter adds to the misery in Gaza.

At night, amid heavy rains and dropping temperatures, Heba and Ehab Ahmad held their two youngest children tightly, relying on…

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News

California Allows Wastewater to Be Recycled Into Drinking Water

California became the second U.S. state to allow agencies to purify wastewater and turn it into tap water as a…

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Newyork

What It Feels Like to Be the Target of China’s Water Cannons

The Philippines invited journalists on a mission to provide fuel to fishermen in disputed waters of the South China Sea…

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News

Here’s How the World Looks When We Use Up All of Our Water

Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. All…

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News

‘We Went Back to the Stone Age’

Namzi Mwafi, 23, has one job, day in and day out: find water for his family. Dozens of his extended…

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News

Fan Dies at Taylor Swift Concert in Rio’s Extreme Heat

Many fans fell sick at the show, where temperatures broke records and concertgoers complained of a lack of water. Saturday’s…

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