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People living in Punta Chueca, home to the Comcáac, have struggled with a lack of fresh water for generations.

Desalination brings fresh water — and concern — to an Indigenous village in northern Mexico

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A lack of fresh water has plagued the Comcáac people of northern Mexico for generations. There’s new hope in desalination plants, but some worry about its impact on marine life.

People queued to collect water as fears over the city's water crisis grew earlier this year in Cape Town, South Africa.

‘Day Zero’ has been postponed, but Cape Town is still scrambling to deal with its water crisis

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The total number of wild animals in the world has dropped by more than half in just 44 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund's new Living Planet Report. The report compiled data for more than 10,000 vertebrate species, along with trends in humanity'

Global wildlife populations have fallen by half — a stat that says it all

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Great Lakes threatened by decreasing water levels

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Abundant Microbial Life and Fresh Water Springs

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Lake Baikal Struggles for Survival . . . and Sustainability

Mary Beth Maher reports on a sustainable development plan being drawn up for the region around Siberia’s Lake Baikal, the planet’s largest freshwater body. Timbering and industrial development threaten the lake’s delicate ecosystem, but provide vital jobs for local residents. A group of American land-use planners hope they can help local leaders and communities strike […]

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Great Lakes

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The water war in Wisconsin