The Week in Water brings you blue living news and ideas from around the web. A Honolulu photographer takes pictures of trash in the ocean and surprises a lot of people. The garbage that gets sent …
Washed Away – Book Review
In 1913, a large storm hit the midwestern U.S. The resulting tornadoes, rains, and floods produced one of the largest natural disasters in the nation's history and changed the way the country …
Support for Keystone XL Pipeline Fading
The political support behind the Keystone XL pipeline seems to be fading. Information about the consulting firm that produced the environmental impact statement on the pipeline indicates they were …
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Ground Water Near Natural Gas Wells Has Higher Concentrations of Heavy Metals
A new study by the University of Texas at Arlington has found higher concentrations of heavy metals in ground water near natural gas wells. Associate Professor Kevin Schug of the Department of …
How the Market Can Keep Streams Flowing
Current laws penalize the owners of water rights, reducing incentives to conserve. Rob Harmon has an idea for how the market can keep streams flowing. Water rights are usually awarded to the people …
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Deadly Amoeba Close Water Park
A water park in Arkansas closed after the Department of Health determined it was the likely source of a rare infection by a deadly amoeba. A person contracted primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) …