Topic: Water
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With Portland's Latest Rejection of Fluoride, Science Loses Out to History's Weirdest Alliance of Paranoiacs
How has one of America's biggest cities resisted the medical establishment on fluoridation?
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We're Constructing Dams at a Terrifying Rate
According to a new report, there are now 48,000 "large" dams around the planet.
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One Climate Change Era Growth Industry: Giant Sewer Balloons
In a race to meet EPA guidelines, U.S. cities have installed dozens of these devices over the past decade.
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How to Save Water-Starved Cities
The key, according to a new report, is forming partnerships with farmers.
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China's Lost Rivers
20 years ago, there were 50,000 rivers in China. Now, more than 28,000 of these rivers are missing. Why?
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Urban Wonk
The Problem With Calling Cities 'Post-Industrial'
It's time to come up with a new way of thinking and talking about places like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.
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Photos
How to Protect an Urban River From Pollution
A million people live in the Raritan River watershed, so any environmental action requires an impressive level of regional cooperation.
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Sprawl Could Kill Off 34 Million Acres of American Forest by 2060
According to a new study, urban and developed land areas will increase 41 percent.
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Photos
Swim to Work in This Goofy New 'Commuter Pool'
A wild idea for converting an old canal in London.
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Map of the Day: Where Water Bills Have Tripled
The cost of water has risen much more in some places than in others.
