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News Articles: water

Ten people, wearing hard hats and holding shovels, pose for a groundbreaking photo at a water treatment facility.

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  • News

Savannah area expanding water infrastructure, looking ahead to more growth

The expansion of a water treatment plant in Southeast Georgia is part of a $500 million appropriation from state lawmakers in 2025.

January 15, 2026
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Volunteers hand out yard signs in June against a data center complex in West Virginia.

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  • Climate

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

October 14, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
The dissolved oxygen system is one feature in the environmental mitigation for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The system forces oxygen into river water via two separate plants using proprietary Speece cones to super-oxygenate water taken from the river and re-introduce it back into the river. The system is designed to provide 40,000 pounds of oxygen per day into the estuary to mitigate for the effects on dissolved oxygen from the harbor deepening. Credit: Rashida Banks/USCOE

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  • News

Sewage spill shows Savannah River’s dependence on oxygen injection

In an episode that reflects the increased reliance of the Savannah River estuary on the mechanical injection of oxygen, Savannah last week reported a major sewage spill in the harbor. 

October 08, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
A view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, Tuesday.

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  • Africa

Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam amid regional tensions

Ethiopia opens Africa's largest hydropower project, the Blue Nile's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam — a milestone that's sparking alarm in neighboring Sudan and Egypt.

September 09, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
In La Paz, a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia, water service from the local utility can be erratic or nonexistent. Pictured: Neighborhood kids stand next to a rain barrel positioned under a corrugated roof to collect water for household use.

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  • Global Health

Why billions of folks can't easily get a drink or flush a toilet

A report from the World Health Organization says 1 in 4 people lack access to safe water to drink. Even more don't have water for sanitation. We asked someone who grew up that way to share childhood memories.

August 28, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Monroe County residents cheer after their county commission unanimously voted no to rezoning a 900 acre collection of mostly wooded parcels to allow for a data center.

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  • Economy

Despite the promise of millions of dollars every year, Monroe County says 'no' to a data center

Residents of Monroe County in Middle Georgia shut down efforts to build a second massive data center in their community.

August 06, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Opposition to the data center in overwhelmingly Republican Monroe County in the lead up to the zoning meeting had been vocal and staunch.

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  • Environment

Monroe County data center loses zoning vote in face of community opposition

Boosters for a planned data center in Monroe County in central Georgia failed to get rezoning approval for the project.

July 29, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A view along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Newbury Lock, Newbury, Berkshire, England.

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  • Europe

In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
The Chenab, one of the three rivers allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, seen from the riverbank in early June in Punjab province, Pakistan.

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  • World

With Indus Waters Treaty in the balance, Pakistan braces for more water woes

In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of "weaponizing water."

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Betsy Joles

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  • News

Doctor: Removing fluoride from drinking water dangerous for poor children and adults

Some states have banned or are considering banning fluoride from drinking water. One doctor explains why that's a bad idea.

April 16, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
A watershed management sign outside of the Shirley C Franklin Pumping Station and Reservoir

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  • News

Atlanta mayor announces 20-year plan to repair and replace city's water infrastructure

The latest plans for upgrades to the city’s century-old water infrastructure include new technology. Last year's water main breaks made system repairs a priority.

 

 

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
This artist's concept depicts NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface of the moon. The spacecraft weighs 440 lbs and  is 11.5 feet wide when its solar panels are fully deployed.

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  • Science

What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a mission to find out

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.

February 27, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Palca
Many of the false narratives in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires have involved water.

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  • Climate

Pistachio moguls and reservoirs: False water claims spread about California fires

Influencers and politicians are spreading false narratives about water and the L.A. wildfires. These include the idea that farm moguls took firefighting water and an empty reservoir is part of a plot.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon
The water tower at the Hyundai Metaplant holds 2 million gallons. Credit: HMGMA

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  • News

Georgia issues water permits for Hyundai plant

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division on Monday issued final water withdrawal permits to Bulloch and Bryan counties to withdraw a total of 6.65 million gallons of water a day from four wells in the Floridan aquifer in Bulloch County.

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Changes in precipitation, temperature and evaporation rates due to rising carbon dioxide concentrations are projected to increase surface water supplies in most Eastern watersheds (shades of blue) but decrease them in the West (brown). These patterns may be amplified or weakened depending on population growth and groundwater availability. (Graphic by NOAA, Climate.gov)

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  • Environment

Georgia's vegetable production could expand. Climate change is why

A new study by the University of Georgia finds consumers may see fewer vegetables from California and more from the Peach State. GPB’s Chase McGee explains.

October 07, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
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