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Iraq seeks firms to manage multi-billion oilfield water injection project
Reuters
Officials warn lack of rain leading to drought
The Times-Tribune
Lack of snow, rain, prompt Pa. drought concerns
The Ithaca Journal
Water emergency stays despite rain - Houston Chronicle
Rationing ahead unless UK gets rain
Telegraph
East Africa: Greater Food Insecurity Forecast
allAfrica.com
Haiti’s Cholera Outraced the Experts and Tainted the U.N.
NYTimes.com
Rain eases drought, may last through Thursday
Tulsa World
Drought cost Texas close to $8 billion in agricultural losses in 2011, study finds
Austin Statesman
Tiny Doses of Gas Drilling Chemicals May Have Big Health Effects
InsideClimate News
World Bank issues SOS for oceans, backs alliance
Reuters
Global Drought Monitor of the University College London
Drought: A Paleo Perspective -- What is Drought? Definitions and measures
List of Worst Droughts and Famines in History
Natural Gas Field Discovered near Israel as Country Seeks Alternative Sources
english.cri.cn
EPA may retest PA. water near fracking
Reuters
Supreme Court case involving Idaho lake house ignites conservative cause against EPA
The Washington Post
Schuyler-Seneca Town Talk: Ovid weighs in on hydraulic fracturing
The Ithaca Journal
A Pollution Fight Powered by Bioluminescent Sea Creatures
NYTimes.com
E.P.A. Implicates Fracking in Pollution
Associated Press
Drilling Down - Fighting Over Oil and Gas Well Leases
NYTimes.com
Texas Drought Is Revealing Secrets of the Deep
NYTimes.com
Rare Krypton 81 Isotope Helps Track Water in Ancient Nubian Aquifer - NYTimes.com
Under Libya: Riches More Precious Than Oil, Nubian Aquifer Holds Vast Quantities of Water
Bloomberg
New Orleans victory is bittersweet for towns flooded by Lee - latimes.com
Gadhafi loyalists blamed for Tripoli water crisis
Forbes.com
Worry More About Irene's Water Than Storm's Wind
Associated Press
Insight: NY water at risk from lack of natgas inspectors?
Reuters
House Fast-Tracks Bill to Limit EPA Power Over Mountaintop Coal Removal
SolveClimate News
Making solar power affordable to the world
The Globe and Mail
New York Sues U.S. Over Delaware River Basin Gas Drilling
Bloomberg
Groundwater Depletion Is Detected by Grace Satellites
NYTimes.com
PA DEP, Marcellus Shale Coalition Admit Drilling Wastewater Likely Contaminating Drinking Water
Marcellus Drilling News
Authority invests in study to save watershed land from drilling contamination
Altoona Mirror
Shipping Rates Seen Dropping as French Wheat Cargoes Sink: Freight Markets
Bloomberg
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pollutes Water Wells: Duke Study
Scientific American
Natural gas found in drinking water near fracking sites
CNN
USM researcher develops oil dispersant alternative
SunHerald.com
EPA: More Testing Needed Of Natural Gas Drilling Wastewater
WTAE Pittsburgh
Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
NYTimes.com
Oil Tankers in the wake of the Egyptian Crisis
EPA to Limit Perchlorates in Drinking Water
Environmental Leader
Suez Canal concerns abate, despite Cairo protest
Global Post
European Aid Helping to Clean a Turkish Lake Dying from Pollution
Treehugger
Miss. Still Seeing Tar Balls from Deepwater Horizon Accident
AP Via Miami Herald
Pa. Allowed 3.6 Million Barrels of Frac Liquids into Treatment Plants
AP via Wall Street Journal
Panel Says Pollution Monitoring of Canadian Oil Sands Unsatisfactory
BBC
Penn. Studying Water Resources with an Eye on Fracking, Mining
StandardSpeaker.com
Federal Judge Backs EPA's $1.5B Everglades Cleanup Project
Miami Herald
EPA Proposes Carbon Storage Rule
WashingtonPost.com
Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling to Protect Water Quality
Reuters
EPA to Revoke Arch Coal's Spruce #1 Mountaintop Mine Permit in WV
The New York Times
US Ban on Offshore Drilling Lifted
The New York Times
One-Third of Freshwater Turtles Face Extinction: Report
Treehugger.org
EPA Requests Data From 9 Firms on Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals
The Washington Independent
Ecuador's Tallest Waterfall Threatened by 1,500MW PRC-made Dam
RARE
NY Senate Votes for 9-Month Ban on Fracking for Natural Gas
Reuters
Gulf Oil Rig Designs Cataloged by WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
US Readies New Rules for Offshore Drilling in Shallow Water
Reuters
Gulf Oil Rig Explodes 50 Miles Offshore, 11 Workers Missing
Associated Press
Exxon to Pump Water into Iraq Oil Fields
Dow Jones Newswire
Ontario Power Grants Feed-In Tariff Contracts for 2,400MW
Sunpluggers.com
Chinese Freighter with 72K Tons of Coal Hits Great Barrier Reef
The New York Times
EPA to Limit Mountaintop Mining
The Washington Post
Oil's High, Stable Price Fosters Exploration, Helps Economy
The New York Times
Study: World Bank Water Lending Not Always Aligned with Needs
The Washington Post
EPA to Study Frac Drilling for Natural Gas
Marketwatch
Satellite Chronicles Mountaintop Mining
NASA
Clean Water Law Enforcement Restricted
The New York Times
Some New Yorkers Call for Shale Gas Despite Concerns
Reuters
Solar-Powered Water Cleaner Headed to Haiti
GlobalResourcesNews.com
Afghan Officials Say Iran in Contest for River Waters
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Obama to Announce Nuclear Loan Guarantees for Georgia Plants
MSNBC
Public Firms Underreporting Water Risk: Report
CERES
China's Water Pollution Twice What Originally Stated
The New York Times
Nuclear Plant Leaks of Tritium Examined
MSNBC.com
Cotton Prices Reverse from 2009 Gains
Lubbock Online
Video: New Oyster Techniques Examined
Mother Nature News
Mediation Addresses Local Water Problem in Colombia
Reliefweb.int
Oil Spilled from Tanker in Texas
Associated Press
'Fracking' Techniques for Natural Gas Defended
buffalonews.com
EPA Proposes Runoff Limits in Florida
msnbc.msn.com
Glacier, Snow Loss Could Fuel Kashmir Conflict
alertnet.org
Safe Drinking Water Act Rarely Updated: NYT
NYTimes.com
EPA Records Show that 20% of Water Treatment Systems had Violations
NYTimes.com
Shale Natural Gas Examined as Water Pollutant
NYTimes.com
Shale Debated as Natural Gas Source
washingtonpost.com
Atlanta Brewery's Use of Rainbarrels Draws Regulators' Concern
Mother Nature News
Chesapeake Declines to Drill for Marcellus Shale Gas in New York Watershed
nytimes.com
Coal-fired Power Plants Add to Water Pollution
nytimes.com
Ships Bring Invasive Species in their Ballast; New Preventative Rules Recommended
Washington Post
Brazilian Tribes See Fish, Food, Fiber Drying Up Because of Climate Change
nytimes.com
ProPublica Questions Natural Gas Technique as Threat to Groundwater
UC Santa Cruz: Mercury from Groundwater Flowing into Ocean
UP
GlobalResourcesNews stories on the search term: water
Shale Advisors Call for Disclosure of Chemicals
DOE Report on Shale Gas Due This Month
Keystone XL Opposed as Decision Nears
House Proposes Cuts to Environmental Programs
Congressional Committees Look at Offshore Drilling Safety and Economics
Obama: End Oil Subsidies, Finance Alternatives
Existing Cap-and-Trade Credits See Volatility
Pennsylvania Gears Up for More Shale Gas
Ecology Ranks High in Online News Awards
BP Report Looks at Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Wind Power Up, US Energy Use Falls in 2009
Plan for 2050 Energy Mix Calls for Big Cuts
In Carbon Emissions and Fossil Fuel Use
Offshore Oil From Gulf Spill Washing Ashore
Senate Holds Hearing on Ocean Acidification
Obama to Open New Areas to Offshore Drilling
Solar-Powered Water Purifier Can Clean 6,500 Gallons a Day
Shale Gas Has Challenges, But Study Group Holds Out Hope
Energy Management Changes Coming to DC
Condos, Co-ops Save Energy with Good Studies
Marcellus Shale - Facts, Figures, Maps
The Barque Eagle Tackles a Squall in the Gulf of Mexico
British Industry Group Examines Peak Oil
Renewable Energy Technology 2010 Conference
Links for the search term: water
Experimental Global Water Cycle and Drought Monitor
Global Drought: Analysis of Historic and Future Soil Moisture Variability
Golan Heights water resources page
Water Scarcity:
The Real Food Crisis
The Water Cycle: Water Storage in the Atmosphere
Glaciers of the United States
Has information and maps about glaciers in various states, such as California, Montana and others.
Windowfarms, a low-cost hydroponics strategy that uses an air pump to distribute the nutrients
Water Scarcity, water & poverty, an issue of life & livelihoods
The economic costs of ocean acidification and molluscs | Climate Shifts
Ocean acidification and other changes will have an economic cost of $100 billion by 2100 under business as usual emission scenarios, this report says.
Arsenic study in Iowa section of Mississippi River Watershed
Secretary Vilsack Announces 41 Watersheds to Take Part in Mississippi River Basin Initiative | USDA
CARD: Resource and Environmental Policy: Watersheds in Iowa
IDNR - Iowa Geological Survey - Watershed Initiative
Pollution Control at the Local and Global Levels
MPR: Pollution cleanup cost is hard to comprehend
Pollution: costs of inaction -
O.C. Ocean Pollution Costs Millions in Health Care
Freshwater Pollution Costs US At Least $4.3 Billion A Year
Guide for water quality
Gives maximum contaminant levels (MCL's) for various pollutants.
How Old Is Water? Krypton Analysis Helps Scientists Unravel H20's Life Story
United Nations Environment Programme GEMS/WATER
Gaddafi's Saharan Farming Schemes « Economic Geography « GeoCurrents
Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - International portal
Water Resources Programme - Nubian Aquifer Project
July 22nd 2011 the day NATO hit the Libyan water supply pipeline. « The Truth is Where?
Saudi Aramco World : Seas Beneath the Sands
USGS National Wetlands Research Center
Water Risk Atlas | WRI Insights
Coca-Cola Beverage Bottle & Can Recycling Efforts: The Coca-Cola Company
NRDC: Tar Sands Pipelines Safety Risks
The Web page has map of pipeline routes superimposed on the Ogallala acquifer
Libya: vast tunnel network could make Col Gaddafi harder to find
GMR (Great Man-made River) Water Supply Project in Libya
USGS Water Data for the Nation
USGS Water Resources: About USGS Water Resources
EPA Proposes Perchlorate Standards in Drinking Water | Unregulated | US EPA
EPA Proposes Perchlorate Standards in Drinking Water | Unregulated | US EPA
Oil and Water | Earth Island Journal | Earth Island Institute
Energy, Carbon, Water Flow Charts from Lawrence Livemore National Laboratories
WSJ Mapped Analysis of Types of Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
One in four deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico use the long-string design of well. This type design, used by the Deepwater Horizon, is considered riskier than liner-style well.
The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
From the Web site: "The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation began making grants in 1987-88. Over the past 15 years, we have emphasized partnerships, collaborations, and seed funding for new projects and organizations within the framework of our programs as defined by our guidelines."
Ocean Biogeographic Information System
The Environmental Defense Fund
From the mission statement: "Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.
Guided by science, Environmental Defense Fund evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-efficient and fair.
Environmental Defense Fund believes that a sustainable environment will require economic and social systems that are equitable and just. We affirm our commitment to the environmental rights of the poor and people of color."
Map Showing Extreme Climate Change Effects
This clickable map notates the effect of a 4 degree C change in global temperature on crops, water supply, marine life and forest fires.
Chemical Nitrogen Is Exceeding the Earth's Carrying Capacity, Essay Says
The application of chemical nitrogen fertilizer is boosting the growth of invasive species in the water and on land. Of the 80 million tons of chemical fertilizer used, only 17 million is actually absorbed to the benefit of crops; the rest erodes to nourish pest plants on land or algae in the water. Both of these invasive types starve off native plants and reduce biodiversity.
EPA's List of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals, as transmitted by EarthWorks Action
Among the chemicals on the list are benzene (both by itself and as a constituent of diesel), hydrochloric acic, copper compounds, boric acid and napthalene.

