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Jun 26 2018
Headline Roundup
Congressional Leaders Criticize Maxine Waters
Congressional leaders criticize Maxine Waters for urging harassment of members of the Trump Administration.
NPR (Online News)


Apr 25 2022
News
The Color of Water
Scattered across California’s San Joaquin Valley, one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, are colonias—unincorporated communities that are home to some of the Valley’s poorest residents. These communities are overwhelmingly the products of a long history of racism and housing discrimination. And the legacy of racial exclusion that led to their existence, far from being safely
The Nation
Feb 19 2021
Headline Roundup
Storms Create Clean Water Crisis in Texas
The rare winter storms that have battered Texas and other southern states this week have led to a clean water crisis. Roughly 13 million Texas residents — nearly half the state's population — were told to boil their water as a precaution this week, amid concerns about contaminants and after hundreds of millions of gallons of clean water were lost in the state due to frozen and burst pipes.
The Texas Tribune


Jul 01 2020
Background
Water Scarcity
Water covers 70% of our planet, and it is easy to think that it will always be plentiful. However, freshwater—the stuff we drink, bathe in, irrigate our farm fields with—is incredibly rare. Only 3% of the world’s water is fresh water, and two-thirds of that is tucked away in frozen glaciers or otherwise unavailable for our use.
As a result, some 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access
World Wildlife
Aug 10 2022
News
The American West Is Running Out Of Water. Will California Desalinate?
The American West is facing its longest drought in 1,200 years, presenting the nation with its worst water crisis since the Dust Bowl of the early 20th century.
The Colorado River Basin, which operates as a lifeline for 40 million people across seven states, is drying up. Lake Powell is at its lowest water level since 1969, just six years after the reservoir along the Utah-Arizona
The Federalist