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Colorado River Drought: Arizona, Nevada, Mexico Face Water Cuts
Federal officials announced reduced water allocations from the Colorado River for Arizona (18%), Nevada (7%), and Mexico (5%) due to persistent drought and low reservoir levels, highlighting the need for new long-term water management guidelines in the face of climate change and overuse.
Colorado River Drought: Arizona, Nevada, Mexico Face Water Cuts
Federal officials announced reduced water allocations from the Colorado River for Arizona (18%), Nevada (7%), and Mexico (5%) due to persistent drought and low reservoir levels, highlighting the need for new long-term water management guidelines in the face of climate change and overuse.
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36% Bias Score
Carmichael Coal Mine: Indigenous Protest, Water Contamination, and Legal Battle in Queensland
For over four years, a protest fire has burned near the controversial Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland, Australia, highlighting a conflict between the Wangan and Jagalingou people and Bravus (formerly Adani) over the mine's impact on their sacred water source, Doongmabulla Springs, where h...
Carmichael Coal Mine: Indigenous Protest, Water Contamination, and Legal Battle in Queensland
For over four years, a protest fire has burned near the controversial Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland, Australia, highlighting a conflict between the Wangan and Jagalingou people and Bravus (formerly Adani) over the mine's impact on their sacred water source, Doongmabulla Springs, where h...
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48% Bias Score
China Accelerates Green Growth with Comprehensive Environmental Trading Markets
China's late May guideline accelerates trading markets for carbon emissions, water, and pollution discharge permits, aiming for a complete system by 2027 to address resource scarcity and environmental constraints, building on earlier commitments and pilot programs.
China Accelerates Green Growth with Comprehensive Environmental Trading Markets
China's late May guideline accelerates trading markets for carbon emissions, water, and pollution discharge permits, aiming for a complete system by 2027 to address resource scarcity and environmental constraints, building on earlier commitments and pilot programs.
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24% Bias Score
Sheinbaum and Trump Hold "Productive" Call Amidst Bilateral Tensions
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump held a "very productive" phone call Wednesday, their fifth, addressing disputes over water rights from the Rio Grande, 20.91% tariffs on Mexican tomatoes, and U.S. border troop deployment; details remain undisclosed.
Sheinbaum and Trump Hold "Productive" Call Amidst Bilateral Tensions
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump held a "very productive" phone call Wednesday, their fifth, addressing disputes over water rights from the Rio Grande, 20.91% tariffs on Mexican tomatoes, and U.S. border troop deployment; details remain undisclosed.
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44% Bias Score
Alba Descendants Face Charges for Illegal Groundwater Extraction near Doñana
Four descendants of the Duchess of Alba face charges for illegally extracting 3.8 to 6.6 hm³ of groundwater over ten years from their Aljóbar farm near Doñana National Park in Spain, causing an estimated €6.1-6.5 million in environmental damage due to seven unauthorized wells exceeding permitted wat...
Alba Descendants Face Charges for Illegal Groundwater Extraction near Doñana
Four descendants of the Duchess of Alba face charges for illegally extracting 3.8 to 6.6 hm³ of groundwater over ten years from their Aljóbar farm near Doñana National Park in Spain, causing an estimated €6.1-6.5 million in environmental damage due to seven unauthorized wells exceeding permitted wat...
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32% Bias Score
Iran's Top Diplomat Visits Kabul, Addressing Migrant Crisis and Water Rights
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visited Kabul on February 26, 2024, holding talks with Taliban officials on Afghan migrants, Iran's Helmand River water rights, and economic cooperation, marking the highest-level Iranian visit since the Taliban takeover.
Iran's Top Diplomat Visits Kabul, Addressing Migrant Crisis and Water Rights
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visited Kabul on February 26, 2024, holding talks with Taliban officials on Afghan migrants, Iran's Helmand River water rights, and economic cooperation, marking the highest-level Iranian visit since the Taliban takeover.
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48% Bias Score
Israeli Settler Attack Disrupts Water Supply to 110,000 Palestinians
Israeli settlers attacked the Ein Samiyah spring in the West Bank, temporarily cutting off water to 110,000 Palestinians; this is part of a pattern of attacks on Palestinian water infrastructure, potentially facilitating territorial control and exacerbating existing water inequalities.
Israeli Settler Attack Disrupts Water Supply to 110,000 Palestinians
Israeli settlers attacked the Ein Samiyah spring in the West Bank, temporarily cutting off water to 110,000 Palestinians; this is part of a pattern of attacks on Palestinian water infrastructure, potentially facilitating territorial control and exacerbating existing water inequalities.
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40% Bias Score
French Court Reviews €32M Claim Against State Over Danone's Volvic Water Extraction
A French fish farm owner is suing the state for €32 million, claiming that excessive water extraction permits granted to Danone's Volvic plant have dried up his sources since 2017, impacting 3,600 hectares of land and causing his business to cease operations; the state has reduced Danone's permit by...
French Court Reviews €32M Claim Against State Over Danone's Volvic Water Extraction
A French fish farm owner is suing the state for €32 million, claiming that excessive water extraction permits granted to Danone's Volvic plant have dried up his sources since 2017, impacting 3,600 hectares of land and causing his business to cease operations; the state has reduced Danone's permit by...
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40% Bias Score
US-Mexico Water Dispute Highlights 1944 Treaty Amidst Drought
Accusations by President Trump that Mexico is stealing Texas' water have highlighted the 1944 Water Treaty governing US-Mexico water sharing, which is strained by drought, leading to negotiations and short-term concessions while long-term solutions are sought.
US-Mexico Water Dispute Highlights 1944 Treaty Amidst Drought
Accusations by President Trump that Mexico is stealing Texas' water have highlighted the 1944 Water Treaty governing US-Mexico water sharing, which is strained by drought, leading to negotiations and short-term concessions while long-term solutions are sought.
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36% Bias Score
Mexico's Water Shortage Creates Tension with the U.S.
Mexico is failing to meet its water delivery commitments to the United States under the 1944 Treaty due to a severe drought affecting northern Mexico, causing tension between the two countries and potentially impacting agricultural communities in Texas.
Mexico's Water Shortage Creates Tension with the U.S.
Mexico is failing to meet its water delivery commitments to the United States under the 1944 Treaty due to a severe drought affecting northern Mexico, causing tension between the two countries and potentially impacting agricultural communities in Texas.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's "Giant Faucet" Claim on Columbia River Treaty Rejected
British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix refutes President Trump's claims about Canada controlling water flow through the Columbia River Treaty, highlighting the treaty's 10-year termination clause and ongoing modernization efforts amid heightened Canada-U.S. trade tensions.
Trump's "Giant Faucet" Claim on Columbia River Treaty Rejected
British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix refutes President Trump's claims about Canada controlling water flow through the Columbia River Treaty, highlighting the treaty's 10-year termination clause and ongoing modernization efforts amid heightened Canada-U.S. trade tensions.
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40% Bias Score
New Columbia River Treaty Awaits Finalization
A new agreement-in-principle for the Columbia River Treaty, aiming to replace a 60-year-old pact, is set to be finalized by January 20th, offering updated terms addressing past environmental damage, incorporating Indigenous participation, and securing the river's future, though it involves substanti...
New Columbia River Treaty Awaits Finalization
A new agreement-in-principle for the Columbia River Treaty, aiming to replace a 60-year-old pact, is set to be finalized by January 20th, offering updated terms addressing past environmental damage, incorporating Indigenous participation, and securing the river's future, though it involves substanti...
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32% Bias Score
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