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Nonprofit, public policy organizations including Texas 2036 and the Texas Water Association have made water infrastructure one of their priorities this legislative session.
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Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s State of the State address focused on long-term strategies to improve Kansas, including securing water supplies and growing child care. She warned Republicans of some tax cuts and education policies that she would oppose
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The debate in Abilene, Kansas, could be a precursor to other communities considering the move because members of the incoming Trump administration are advocating to get rid of fluoride in drinking water. Experts say dental health is at stake.
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Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.
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Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common.
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Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.
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Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.”
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Mexico owes Texas a certain number of water every five years but says it can’t deliver in a drought.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required farmers, ranchers and other commercial irrigators to track how much water they pull from Oklahoma’s aquifers. Lawmakers said House Bill 3194 could help Oklahoma understand and protect its groundwater stores.