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The Guardian


We have forgotten that our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has. Our relationship with fresh water has become intensely instrumentalised, privatised and monetised: river understood as resource, not life force.   Click here to read the story.

Water World


“Funding for water infrastructure is vital to healthy Americans and economic opportunity. These federal dollars, which are invested by states, bring down costs and make needed water infrastructure upgrades attainable”.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

The Conversation – United States


In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of people. But as the Everglades has shrunk over the past century, the region’s water supply and water quality have become increasingly threatened, including by harmful algal blooms fueled by agriculture runoff. Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.   Click here to read the story.

EurekAlert!


The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the Southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. Drought and overuse have left the river in crisis the need for water far exceeds what’s available.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

PLOS Journal


Forest conversion to development threatens the ability of watersheds to provide stable and clean water supplies. Water managers are targeting forest conservation as a source water protection strategy to maintain healthy watershed function in developing areas, especially upstream of drinking water treatment facilities.   Click here to read the story.

Guelph Today


She added it’s not just drinking water to consider. Groundwater “plays a significant role in moderating our weather and climate” but added it’s poorly understood, and this research aims to change that.   Click here to read the story.

The Guardian


Ice is highly effective at reflecting solar radiation back into space, so when the region’s floes and glaciers start to disintegrate and disappear, more and more of the dark soil and ocean that lie below are exposed to sunlight and start to heat up, causing further warming. In effect, humanity is turning up the thermostat that once reflected sunlight and cooled the planet.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Glaciers.

Futura


Venezuela’s final glacier, Humboldt Glacier, was officially declared gone by researchers from the Cryosphere Climate Initiative just a few months ago. They reported it now spans only two tiny hectares far too little to still be considered a glacier.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Glaciers.

Good News Network


After 10 years of planning and AUD$120 million in investments, one of Australia’s fastest-growing areas will be diverting 500 million gallons of treated wastewater from being dumped into rivers and eventually the sea.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Water Canada


Source Protection Plans are local, science-based plans designed to protect the water quality and quantity of the lakes, rivers and groundwater that supply municipal drinking water systems. The plans set out actions to eliminate, manage or reduce potential risks to drinking water sources.   Click here to read the story.

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