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WATER: TOP STORIES THIS WEEK APRIL 2ND, 2010
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How an Unlikely Coalition of Farmers, Ranchers, Indians and Fisherman Negotiated the Biggest Dam Decommissioning in History

Only a few years ago, the Klamath embodied a failure to resolve natural resources disputes; now, it stands as an example of how to step past confrontation and negotiate. READ MORE

Jacques Leslie / Earth Island Institute

Chemicals in the Water Still Bending Genders in Wildlife — Is It Happening to Us, Too?

Endocrine disrupters are still changing the sex of some aquatic organisms, which may continue to find its way into humans later on down the food chain. READ MORE

Stephen Messenger / TreeHugger

Obama Expands Offshore Drilling Far Beyond Bush

has unveiled his offshore drilling plans, and to the eyes of the environmentally conscious, it ain’t pretty. READ MORE

Brian Merchant / TreeHugger


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It Takes a Network: Water Seminar Draws Participants From Across the Globe

In early February, representatives from more than 30 countries met to discuss the benefits and dangers of democratizing water resources. READ MORE

By Jeff Conant / Transnational Institute

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Can Consumer Pressure Help Save Our Fisheries?

Right now 70 percent of the world’s fisheries are being harvested at capacity or are in decline, but there are some reasons to be hopeful. READ MORE

By Jeff Deasy / AlterNet

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Smooth Sailing? Billionaire’s Recycled Boat Cruise Could Do More Harm Than Good

David de Rothschild has set sail for Australia in a boat made of plastic bottles. But is his anti-pollution crusade contributing to the problems it’s supposed to critique? READ MORE

By Amy Westervelt / Earth Island Journal

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America’s Largest Private Water Utility Joins Lawsuit Against Herbicide Maker

The lawsuit alleges that Syngenta AG made billions of dollars selling an herbicide that endangered public health. American Water Company joined the suit yesterday. READ MORE

By Danielle Ivory / The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

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