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Wall Street is set to start trading in a new commodity: Water

Wall Street is set to start trading in a new commodity: Water

SOURCE: Mint DATE: September 18, 2020 SNIP: If the record heat and wildfires ravaging California weren’t a clear enough sign that the climate is changing, then consider this: Wall Street is about to start trading futures contracts on the state’s water supply. The...
Trump Administration to Roll Back Clean Water Protections

Trump Administration to Roll Back Clean Water Protections

SOURCE: New York Times DATE: September 12, 2019 SNIP: The Trump administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation that had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of...
A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises

A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises

SOURCE: NY Times DATE: August 6, 2019 SNIP: Countries that are home to one-fourth of Earth’s population face an increasingly urgent risk: The prospect of running out of water. From India to Iran to Botswana, 17 countries around the world are currently under extremely...
Chennai water crisis: City’s reservoirs run dry

Chennai water crisis: City’s reservoirs run dry

SOURCE: BBC DATE: June 18, 2019 SNIP: The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. The acute water shortage has forced the city to scramble for urgent solutions, including drilling new...