Water
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Finance
Ahead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections
A new rule revives an older set of protections for rivers, marshes and waterways, setting aside changes in the Obama…
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World
In Much of the South, Subfreezing Weather Crippled Water Systems
The bitter cold had left the region by Wednesday, but myriad broken pipes, disrupted municipal water systems and widespread aggravation…
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News
Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across…
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World
With Unfit Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities in Canada Bear Hardship
NORTH SPIRIT LAKE FIRST NATION, Ontario — There was not enough bottled water to go around. Ida Rae had stashed…
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News
A Cathedral Tried to Approach Heaven, but the Earth Held a Deep Secret
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, set on a cliff, could have dominated Manhattan’s emerging skyline. It could…
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World
As Hope Fades for Missing Thai Sailors, Ship’s Safety Is Scrutinized
Four days after the warship sank, 23 men remain missing. The authorities said the warship did not have enough life…
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News
How Biden Can Help Save the Middle East
JERICHO, West Bank — There are two dramas playing out today along the banks of the River Jordan, representing the…
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The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests
Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened…
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World
Millions in Houston Are Told to Boil Water, Prompting School Closures
Millions of Houston residents were told Sunday night to boil their water before drinking it after a power outage at…
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News
Long Stretches of the Mississippi River Have Run Dry. What’s Next?
Last month, record low water levels in the Mississippi River backed up nearly 3,000 barges — the equivalent of 210,000…