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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

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October 4, 2022. A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. One in 20 tests performed by the city’s water department detected the toxic metal at concentrations exceeding government limits for drinking water. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor.

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The Year in Water, 2022

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The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin.

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What’s Up With Water – January 31, 2022

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The governor’s top water adviser said that farmers should consider leaving fields unplanted in order to conserve water supplies. That grim forecast comes from the International Organization for Migration, the UN agency that tracks the how people move in response to political and environmental pressures.

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Arizona and California Farmers, Targets for Colorado River Cuts, Draft Their Conservation Strategy

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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 4, 2022. Knowing they are targets, farmers in southern Arizona and California who receive irrigation water from the Colorado River are discussing a plan that could go a long way toward meeting a federal conservation mandate in the drying basin. Such a plan would require billions in funding.

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2022 Election: Water Regulation and Spending Punctuate State and Local Ballots

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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2022. Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue.

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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

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In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. So the change in government was more than welcome.

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The Stream, August 3, 2022: Millions At Risk Of Lead Exposure in the U.K.

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Dry: A Weekly Western Drought Digest — August 2, 2022 — As of July 26, over 43 percent of the U.S. A government report last year found that the current strategy of replacing pipes on an “ad hoc” basis will not be sufficient to meet public health goals. The post The Stream, August 3, 2022: Millions At Risk Of Lead Exposure in the U.K.

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