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A cypress tree clings to a shallow island inundated by abnormally high flows on the lower Flint River. — Climate, Pollution

Livelihoods at stake in water war

By David Hanson and Olivia Kestin

A new documentary film follows two brothers on a canoe journey down a Deep South watershed caught in a bitter battle over water rights.

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Rose Island, seen here, is part of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains that are protected from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing.

Obama takes new action to protect climate

Finding safe water in Rwanda

Image: Protest Advocate Water Access Is Basic Right, After City Of Detroit Starts Cutting Service

'The future of America is Detroit'

California drought creates grim ripple effect

The Palmyra Atoll

Obama takes more action on climate change

Water shortage plagues women in Ethiopia

Parched region celebrates river’s return