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Water Towers of the Indus Basin

Climate Change, Water security, and Disaster Risks in Chenab Headwaters 

Water towers of the Indus Basin are featured in the newest story for River Ethnographies, part of the Indus River Basin…

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Sangam Chinar: Of Confluences and the people who protect them

The newest story for River Ethnographies, part of the Indus River Basin Project funded by the Mershon Center, features Sangam Chinar.

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Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support

In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin warned that whereas the conflicts of the previous 100 years had been over oil, “the wars of the next century will be fought over water.”

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Study Reveals High Organofluorine Levels in U.S. Wastewater and Drinking Water Risk

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)  finds that conventional municipal wastewater treatment plants in the United States discharge high levels…

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Major Funding Secured for Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation Infrastructure on Tribal Lands Through the Investing in America Agenda

In a landmark move to bolster essential infrastructure in Indian Country, $700 million in funding has been allocated for the Indian Health Service (IHS) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

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Arizona Governor Finalizes Largest Tribal Water Settlement in U.S. History with Historic Agreements

In a groundbreaking move, Arizona State Governor Katie Hobbs signed two historic agreements late last month, settling decades-long water rights claims for four Tribal nations in Arizona. The…

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Ohio State-Led Study Projects Intensifying Droughts and Rainfall Extremes Across North America

Researchers from The Ohio State University, led by former Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center member Kyungmin Sung, now a research fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, have conducted a…

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Can Dietary Changes Help Save the Colorado River?

As climate change accelerates, the relationship between food and the environment becomes increasingly apparent. In the Western United States, the depletion of the Colorado River has become a…

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How a California County Removes PFAS from Its Drinking Water

J. Wayne Miller, Ph.D. Water Treatment Plant is the nation's largest Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) water treatment plant, constructed in recent years as a partnership between the…