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Water & Oceans

Water Footprint: New Way To Measure Green

A recent CERES/Pacific Institute report identifies water-related risks specific to eight key industries, and offers good sources on calculating and using water footprints.

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Google Opens Ocean Depths, VP Crib To View

Now journalists can explore the ocean deeps with Google Earth's newest tool.

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Fluoridation Debate Continues

A decades-old controversy continues to hound the issue of fluoridated drinking water, which is consumed by a little over half of the US population.

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Heavy Precipitation Linked to Disease Outbreaks

A rainstorm can do far worse than dampen your mood.

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It's Hurricane Prime-Time in Gulf and Atlantic States

The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

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New Wetlands Guidelines Draw Fire

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adopted new internal guidelines on Oct. 31, 2001, to standardize management of wetlands mitigation projects.

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Feds Find Big Flaws in Current Flood Maps

Flood maps for riparian areas and coastal zones are in need of significant improvement, according to a new National Academies report. The benefits of implementing the improvements would substantially outweigh the costs.

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