Legislation – Policy

Harvard Reportedly Buying Up California’s Vineyards—and Their Water Rights

Harvard University’s endowment is reportedly buying up vineyards in California’s wine country, along with the water rights belonging to those…

5 years ago

EPA’s Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act Rollback

A swine facility in Eastern North Carolina. Photo: Caitlin Penna for The Intercept While Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew…

5 years ago

Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at…

5 years ago

Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown

Chart: Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown (Bloomberg) -- Texas is considering new restrictions on how…

5 years ago

Gila River Indian Community Approves Major Deal to Provide Water to CAP

Photo: Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community. Gage Skidmore/Flickr In a major step forward for Arizona's…

5 years ago

Seattle, suburbs would lose all water pressure within 24 hours of catastrophic earthquake

Photo: Mami Hara, CEO and general manager of Seattle Public Utilities, stands inside the Beacon Reservoir in August 2017, when…

5 years ago

Water Quality and Emerging Pollutants: addressing new global challenges

Published 03.12.2018 - UNESCO Office in Jakarta Emerging pollutants are commonly defined as synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals or microorganisms that…

5 years ago

Mayors, Anishinabek Nation Call for Stricter Rules in Great Lakes Withdrawals

Canadian and United States mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and Anishinabek Nation leadership have joined…

5 years ago

‘Living With Water’: Facing Climate Change, Cities Trade Sea Walls for Parks

Photo: A firefighter wades through Boston floodwater earlier this year. Under a new plan, the city would allow the rising…

5 years ago

$321 million to improve Hudson water quality — Riverkeeper

Water quality in the Hudson River and its tributaries will benefit from a $320.8 million investment announced by Gov. Cuomo…

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