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For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands

Cheryl Katz

September 28, 2015 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

Property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors exacerbate Native American efforts to restore tribal land and resources. Some tribes have found success by tapping into a trend of support from the government and conservationists.

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Drought survival: What Australia's changes can teach California

Kevin Fagan

September 25, 2015 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

In Australia, what came to be known as the Big Dry dragged on for 13 punishing years. By the time the rains finally returned in 2010, the country had utterly changed in ways that California — with a similar landscape and economy, struggling to cope after four years of its own epic drought — could learn from.

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In Search Of Salvation From Drought, California Looks Down Under

Dan Charles

August 19, 2015 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

Farmers in California increasingly face water shortages. To help solve the problem, some are looking to Australia, where a national water market has provided an economic solution. By buying and selling water rights, farmers have incentives to reduce consumption.

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What To Do About the Antidepressasnts, Antibiotics, and Other Drugs in Our Water

Elizabeth Grossman

August 11, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Prescription drugs are greatly polluting the national water supply, causing researchers to begin looking for a method to better filter water and dispose of unused medicine.

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How to Save a Sinking Coast? Katrina Created a Laboratory

John Schwartz

August 07, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, Louisiana and federal officials launched an audacious $50 billion master plan to rebuild the receding coast in an effort to mitigate the effects future storms. These are expensive and massive in scale, and although success is not guaranteed, they're attracting interest from cities around the U.S., and low-lying countries like Bangladesh and the Netherlands. Moving beyond engineered “solutions” of the past, many of these efforts focus on rebuilding land through methods that mimic natural processes for building land mass and vegetation.

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How to Grow More Food with Less Water

Matt Weiser

August 03, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bushland, Texas

The U.S. government has developed different sensors for irrigation devices that gauge water demand and help conserve use. as water shortages caused by drought have increased across the globe, and farmers are faced with economic burdens, such technology is focusin on sustainability for the future.

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How Australians survived a 13-year drought by going low-tech

Todd Woody

June 23, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

In the face of a prolonged drought, residents of Melbourne, Australia, cut water consumption in half by capturing rainwater and using efficient toilets and washing machines.

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How Israel defies drought

Christa Case Bryant

June 21, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Israel

Israel ended its driest year on record with a water surplus. Lessons from a desert nation on how to get more out of the spigot.

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Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought

Isabel Kershner

May 29, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Israel

Israel has grappled with crippling drought for years. But people have learned to use Mediterranean sea water and recycled wastewater to provide the country with enough water for all its needs.

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Peru's Ancient Stone Canals

Juliana Schatz

May 25, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Huamantanga, Lima Metropolitan Area

Climate change has led to shorter, more violent rainy seasons in the highlands around Lima, Peru, meaning that - even though there is theoretically enough water during the rainy season to sustain the local population, it flows downhill too quickly, leaving residents short of clean water during the dry season. Now, an organization called Condesan is helping the community to restore ancient stone canals from the seventh century that will help to store water from rainfall through the dry season and supply residents with a steady water source.

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