It was supposed to be called Cipriani, a master planned community with more than 9,700 homes at the western fringe of this sprawling desert city in central Arizona. Plans have changed. One regional ...

Readers of Circle of Blue know well that industrial agriculture is the largest source of water pollution in the United States. Fertilizer draining from farmland and manure pouring out of factory ...

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President Trump wants to expand hard rock mining on federal lands. A March 20 executive order calls for increasing new mining for uranium, copper, potash, gold, and any other “critical minerals” on ...

In 2024 when Donald Trump as a presidential candidate proposed piping water from British Columbia, Canada to California, his statement was largely dismissed as campaign rhetoric. Once he was elected, ...

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Introducing the Blue Planet Report, a new quarterly feature unveiling the biggest water stories and trends shaping the world today. Not yet two months in office, Donald Trump has already cast a shadow ...

Under Lee Zeldin, the EPA is slashing regulations, cutting its budget by 65%, and dismantling its scientific research office, increasing pollution risks. Environmental Protections Drive Economic ...

Water is the tip of the spear for many of the world’s greatest challenges. Yet the water sector faces a “disorganizational emergency” where recent existential events are overtaking the ability to ...