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Water and Governance: Changing Water Laws in a Changing Climate

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 10:40 AM PDT

The Columbia River basin—which spans four U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and 32 Tribal Nations or First Nations—touches the lives of more than five million people each day. The basin's 250 hydroelectric dams power everything from Google’s data center to irrigation pumps that spread water onto fields of alfalfa and potatoes. Steelhead trout and salmon […] Related posts: As Afghanistan's Water Crisis Escalates, More Effective Water Governance Could Bolster Regional Stability...

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