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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Walters: Did state's existential issues scare off potential candidates for governor?

California faces six persistent existential crises—high living costs, poverty, homelessness, housing shortages, water insecurity, and poor public education—that threaten the state's future.
Environment
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

World has entered an era of global water bankruptcy,' U.N. warns

Human consumption of freshwater exceeds Earth's capacity, causing widespread water insecurity and irreversible damage to many water sources.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

A Navajo man cries out for water on a pinnacle in Utah: Elliot Ross's best photograph

Dine families on Navajo Nation lack running water, paying more and traveling hours for minimal supply while nearby Anglo communities use and pay far less.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Water, water, everywhere! Why can't billions of folks get a drink or flush a toilet?

Over 2 billion people lack safe drinking water and 3.4 billion lack reliable sanitation, with low-income countries disproportionately affected.
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