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Water

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Women from Jericho's Palestinian refugee camp going to fetch water, 1961.
An Environmental “Nakba”: Water, Trees, and Farms as Tools of Israeli Policy Toward Palestine
the planet Mars
Mariner 9: Our 1st Steps to Mars
ship on waterway that is polluted with oil spill
Water Crisis on the Blue Planet: What Water’s Past tells us about Humanity’s Future
And Water for All - stylized image of hands with water behind them
... And Water for All
Sculpture of Donald Trump ripping up the Paris climate agreement.
Dirty Water: Federal Deregulation and the Re-Polluting of America
A 1950s flyer describing fluoride as rat poison, the polio vaccine as a communist conspiracy to bring about socialized medicine, and mental health as a Jewish plot to imprison anti-Semites in insane asylums.
Toxic Treatment: Fluoride's Transformation from Industrial Waste to Public Health Miracle
coast of Maine
Environment: Today and Yesterday
The Mars explorer Curiosity's view back at its own tracks after crossing a sand dune in 2014.
Mariner 9: Opening The Martian Frontier
The Cornalvo Dam, near the city of Mérida in Spain.
Top Ten Origins: Dams
Lake Oroville, California, 2014.
The West without Water: What Can Past Droughts Tell Us About Tomorrow?
Cover of Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome by Brian Campbell
Rome's Wondrous Rivers
For centuries, baptisms have been performed in the Jordan River, considered holy by many religious communities. A baptism taking place in the Jordan River.
Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River
Insects on white flowers
4/22/14: An Earth Day Round Up
Splash of water
3/22/14: Happy World Water Day!
A rendering of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam
Hurricane Sandy Rockaway
Hurricane Sandy Should Inspire New Ways of Building and Living on the Seashore
A sign illustrating Level 5 Water Restrictions in Goulburn, New South Wales, 2006, during the worst of Australia's decade-long drought.
Dry Days Down Under: Australia and the World Water Crisis
man with giant crab
A Tale of Two Fisheries: Fishing and Over-Fishing in American Waters
Botanic Blooming sagebrush on the great plains
Why the Great Plains Are Dying

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