water
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Techies and tractors: Silicon Valley’s next big thing is saving water
In a climate-changed world, entreprenuers and farmers are coming together to confront scarcity.
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Why water is so sacred to Native Americans
“Water is life” has become a protest anthem, but why?
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America’s hidden water affordability crisis
Nearly 14 million households struggle to pay for water, and that number is rising.
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Severe drought in India pushed thousands of farmers to suicide
Why was this drought worse than others? Blame climate change and modernization.
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There’s a new toxin in your water to worry about, America
PFASs are linked with cancer, hormone disruption, high cholesterol, and obesity, and were found in the water supplies of 6 million people.
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Flint’s lead-poisoned water cost the city nearly 100 times as much as it was supposed to save
The disastrous switch from Lake Huron to the Flint River as the city's water source will cost it nearly $460 million.
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Ripping out lawns could have unintended consequences
In L.A., replacing grass with drought-tolerant plants could change the city’s temperature.
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Sorry, Beijing, but you look like a wrung-out sponge
The city is pumping out so much groundwater it's sinking 4 inches a year.
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10 cities drearier than Seattle
As Seattlites know, dreariness isn't all about cloud cover.