Water
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News
Skip the Traffic: Commuters Turn to Ferries to Get Around
As remote work reshapes the way people live and travel around cities, Americans are taking to the waterways not only as part of their commute but also as part of their daily lives. Some coastal cities are seeing ferry ridership bounce back after a ...
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US
A Frozen Pond and a New Way to Experience an Ancient Jewish Ritual in Maine
ACROSS THE COUNTRY A Frozen Pond and a New Way to Experience an Ancient Jewish Ritual in Maine Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville. CreditCredit...Tristan Spinski ...
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World
India’s Silicon Valley Faces a Water Crisis That Software Cannot Solve
The water tankers seeking to fill their bellies bounced past the dry lakes of India’s booming technology capital. Their bleary-eyed drivers waited in line to suck what they could from wells dug a mile deep into dusty lots between app offices and ...
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World
A River Awakens, Bringing Green Magic to a Desert Town
After a stunning week of rain, the Todd River in Alice Springs flows once again, bringing a beleaguered community together
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World
What Lies Beneath: London Boat Race Marred by Sewage Concerns
Rowers in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race this weekend have been warned of dangerously high levels of E. coli in the River Thames, the latest sign of England’s polluted waterways.
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Newyork
The Hotel That Owed Over $300,000 in Water Bills
The Hotel Hayden in Chelsea tops the list of 2,400 New York addresses where owners are chronically delinquent on water charges.
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Science
A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration.
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US
Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs
Some hot springs look like palaces, others like holes in the ground. Some feel like parties, others like prayers. There are hot baths within cities, on remote islands, in the desert, inside thick forests. Thermal water can be green, orange, blue ...
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News
In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits
Maine’s Legislature voted down a bill that would have limited large-scale pumping of groundwater in the state. Poland Spring, the bottled-water giant, had lobbied aggressively against the measure. The proposal would have placed a 10-year limit on ...
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World
Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs
Some hot springs look like palaces, others like holes in the ground. Some feel like parties, others like prayers. There are hot baths within cities, on remote islands, in the desert, inside thick forests. Thermal water can be green, orange, blue ...