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Tackling America’s water crisis: A cross-sector approachTackling America’s water crisis: A cross-sector approach

Tackling America’s water crisis: A cross-sector approach

Collaboration strategies for sustainable water resource management. Introduction Abundant and diverse water resources exist in the United States, from complex…

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The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plasticThe Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic

The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic

Photo: Shutterstock, providing many images of a polluted ocean. This is the first of two-part post. This installment is written by…

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Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study FindsTire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds

Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds

Photo: Getty Images When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of…

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The US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American SouthwestThe US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest

The US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest

Photo: A fissure tears open earth and roots in North Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona. Joesph Cook/AZGS The United States has been…

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Addressing the Environmental Impact of Cannabis Cultivation: A Focus on Sustainable Practices

Growing cannabis, both indoors or outdoors, impacts the environment in several significant ways and one challenge of today’s cultivators is…

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B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’

B.C. drought: ‘If you’re using water you don’t need right now, it’s cutting into your food security’

Photo: Amid a B.C.-wide drought, two corn plants in an Abbotsford field struggle to survive. Farmers face crop loss, feed…

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PFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists sayPFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists say

PFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists say

Photo: University of California Riverside researchers Yujie Men and Bosen Jin have identified bacteria that's able to break down some…

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Stanford researchers create model to help farmers reduce water usageStanford researchers create model to help farmers reduce water usage

Stanford researchers create model to help farmers reduce water usage

Dried plants and parched ground are seen outside Stanford in this 2014 Daily file photo. (Photo: KATHERINE CARR/The Stanford Daily)…

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Ag land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoffAg land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoff

Ag land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoff

Photo: Fresno Irrigation District General Manager Bill Stretch continues a management acumen of groundwater recharge borne from his predecessor. Agricultural…

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AI programs consume large volumes of scarce waterAI programs consume large volumes of scarce water

AI programs consume large volumes of scarce water

UCR study finds that keeping servers powered & cool at cloud data processing centers has high water costs Every time…

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