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Our Love Affair With Our Lawns Is Hurling the U.S. Toward Water Crisis By Dara Colwell, AlterNet We spend $40 billion annually on our lawns and spend $10 billion more on pesticides and fertilizers keeping them green. They're also draining diminishing water resources. Read more » The best news this week came from the Klamath. Check out Dan Bacher's story about what's going on with the ongoing battle over dams on the river. And, click here to see Robert Glennon, author of 'Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to Do About It' on the "Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor Agreement Reached On the Klamath River -- Why the Largest Dam Removal Project in History May Be Underway Soon By Dan Bacher, AlterNet The government, three Indian Tribes and 25 other parties released a tentative agreement providing for the removal of four Klamath River dams owned by billionaire Warren Buffett. more » NYC's Drinking Water at Risk? State OKs Controversial Gas Drilling Inside the Watershed By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Have the necessary precautions been put in place by the state to safeguard drinking water for 9 million people? more » What Australia Can Teach Us About Water Efficiency By Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute Recently, Australia drastically reduced its per capita water usage. So what's the holdup stateside? more » We Can't Solve Our Food Crisis if We Don't Talk About Water By Sandor Ellix Katz, Chelsea Green Publishing Protecting our water commons should be a key issue in our debate about food politics. more » Why a New Water Plan May Make Phili One of the Greenest Cities Yet By Tara Lohan, AlterNet We're talking about storm water here ... and it's hot! more »

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