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The Reference Shelf: U.S. National Debate Topic 2021-2022: Water Resources

Table of Contents

Preface




1 The Right to Drink




The U.S. Drinking Water Crisis




The US Drinking Water Supply Is Mostly Safe, but That’s Not Good Enough




Millions of Americans Drink Potentially Unsafe Tap Water: How Does Your County Stack Up?




Flint Has Clean Water Now: Why Won’t People Drink It?




The Pandemic Has Exposed America’s Clean Water Crisis




Revealed: Millions of Americans Can’t Afford Water as Bills Rise 80% in a Decade




The Hidden Racial Inequities of Access to Water in America




How Development of America’s Water Infrastructure Has Lurched Through History




Why Scientists Should Shape Environmental Policy




2 Waste and the Water Problem




Sewage and Wastewater Treatment




Toxic Waters




Filthy Water: A Basic Sanitation Problem Persists in Rural America




Sewage is Still ‘America’s Dirty Secret’




Lethal Algae Blooms—An Ecosystem Out of Balance




The Science of Harmful Algal Blooms




A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply, Officials Say




3 Protecting Natural Water Bodies




Protecting Rivers, Lakes, and Watersheds




Healthy Watersheds Protection: Basic Information and Answers to Frequent Questions




Debunking the Trump Administration’s New Water Rule




Three-Eyed Fish and Two-Headed Turtles? The Stench of this River Spanning U.S.-Mexico Border Is Legendary




US States Face Water Crisis as Global Heating Increases Strain on Supplies




Countries, Home to One-Quarter of the World’s Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress




4 Finding Solutions




Solutions and Strategies




Our Cities’ Water Systems Are Becoming Obsolete: What Will Replace Them?




It Could Only Cost 1% of GDP to Solve Global Water Crises




How Monitoring Local Water Supplies Can Build Community




Could These Five Innovations Help Solve the Global Water Crisis?




Seagrass a Powerful Ally in the Fight Against Climate Change Says Seychelles-Based Expert




In New Mexico, Pecos River Sustains Communities, Traditions, and Wildlife




5 Policy Issues




State and Federal Water Policy




Trump’s Environmental Policies Rule Only Part of America




Why Farmers and Ranchers Think the EPA Clean Water Rules Goes Too Far




The Green New Deal: What Does It Mean for Water?




Green New Deal: Strengths and Weaknesses




Lawmakers Open Groundwater Fight Against Bottled Water Companies




How States’ Rights Became a Liberal Environmental Cause




This Is How the Government Should Define Waters of the United States




Why Shifting Regulatory Power to the States Won’t Improve the Environment




Relax: Gutting the EPA Won’t Make Your Air Dirtier and Water More Polluted




Water and U.S. National Security




A Military View on Climate Change, It’s Eroding Our National Security and We Should Prepare for It




What Does Water Have to Do with National Security?




Climate Change, Water Security, and U.S. National Security




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