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Penn Club H2O
May 30, 20242 min read
A Rare Lake in the Hottest Place on Earth
By: Zachary Klinke Climate change is impacting our world more and more every day. Almost everything climate change related has had...
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Penn Club H2O
Oct 3, 20234 min read
The Cuyahoga River and the Clean Water Act: Then to Now
By: Zachary Klinke and Ivy Steinberg-McElroy The Cuyahoga River Fire of 1969 served as a catalyst for the creation of the Clean Water...
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Penn Club H2O
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Water Affordability: Who's going to pick up the check?
Bria Dixon Who is responsible for your water bill? If you're an ordinary college student living with your parents or on your own with all...
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Penn Club H2O
May 25, 20233 min read
Microplastics: A Growing Environmental Concern
Katie Haas What are Microplastics? The world is addicted to plastic! Plastic is in virtually every product such as clothing and rope...
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Penn Club H2O
May 18, 20233 min read
How Water Scarcity Will Impact Your Diet & Food Availability
Margaret Tolkach As climate change continues to impact the environment with increasingly devastating consequences, the issue of water...
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Penn Club H2O
Apr 20, 20234 min read
The Orange Waterways of Pennsylvania
By Hannah Winn Background: Acid Mine Drainage in Pennsylvania Coal mining has been one of the major industries in Pennsylvania for...
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Penn Club H2O
Apr 6, 20233 min read
The United Nations Water Conference from the Perspective of a Graduate Student
Ivy Steinberg-McElroy 83% of natural disasters are water related. Water demand will outstrip supply by 40% in 2030. In the United States,...
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Penn Club H2O
Mar 23, 20233 min read
Indigenous Water Management for Sustainable Services in Konso, Ethiopia
Annisa Nurantono (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konso_people) (https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/114937) The relationship between water...
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Penn Club H2O
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Looking Up: The Future of Farming is Vertical
Emily Rego Global food security is on the rise due to worldwide catastrophes including the COVID-19 pandemic, war on Ukraine, increasing...
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Penn Club H2O
Mar 7, 20230 min read
The Monthly Blues - March 2023
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Penn Club H2O
Feb 23, 20233 min read
'Paani Bai', known as Water Wives, whose sole responsibility is to collect water for their families
Ritika Kumbharkar India makes up for 18% of the world’s population. As of 2022, only 4% of Indians have access to clean and safe water...
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Penn Club H2O
Feb 9, 20234 min read
Environmental Injustice: The Native American Water Crisis
Ivy Steinberg-McElroy Global water issues are often a topic of discussion, but the United States has a water crisis of its own. From...
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Penn Club H2O
Feb 8, 20230 min read
The Monthly Blues - February 2023
Check out our February Newsletter!
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Penn Club H2O
Jan 26, 20234 min read
How strategic communications can make or break public support in water conservation efforts
Hannah Schwalberg A combination of climate change and population growth is posing a major threat to the United States’ water supply. New...
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Penn Club H2O
Jan 12, 20233 min read
Water and the Fashion Industry
Anindita Rajesh Consumerism booms at the end of the year, from Black Friday shopping to purchasing holiday gifts. This, coupled with the...
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Penn Club H2O
Dec 24, 20223 min read
How recent legislation is supporting drought resilience in the Colorado River Basin (Part 2)
Ariel Brenner Part 1 of this post described the current state and outlook for the drought in the Colorado River Basin, which, without...
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Penn Club H2O
Dec 16, 20222 min read
How recent legislation is supporting drought resilience in the Colorado River Basin (Part 1)
Ariel Brenner The Colorado River Basin – which supplies water to over 40 million people and irrigates 5.5 million acres of agricultural...
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Penn Club H2O
Dec 2, 20223 min read
What is the Greatest Threat to Global Food Security?
Emily Rego It is said that “the greatest threat to global food security is water insecurity.”¹ However, more precisely, this statement...
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