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Clean Water

All this year, The Story has been doing an occasional series on water quality in the U.S. Many people believe that water is free and continuously available. But the facts are not at all reassuring. Scientists tell us that only 3 percent of the earth's water is potable, and of that 3%, only a third is available to us. (The other two-thirds is frozen ice.) Some predict that by 2025, there will be serious water insufficiency for over half of the world's population.

Six Months Since the Quake

A special feature on Haiti from WLRN's Under the Sun. Also: fighting CAFOs & saving a church on the Gulf.

Contaminated Well Water

Ron and Kari Craton thought they were buying their dream home for retirement. It's in the small town of Fennville, Mich. But soon after they moved in, their neighbor, Birds Eye Foods, came to the door. They asked to put a test well on the Cratons' property. Months later, it became clear their water was contaminated.

The Soul of Water

Today in Copenhagen, world leaders are gathering for The United Nations Climate Change Conference. In recent years, the writing of one woman has helped bring scientists and opinion leaders a bit closer to understanding changes in the world's water.

Another Look at 'Clean' Energy

Natural gas rigs have long been part of the landscape in the West. Now gas companies are looking to drill on a large section of land in the Northeast. Josh Fox is a filmmaker who lives in upstate Pennsylvania. The more he learned about how natural gas is extracted, the more worried he became about its effect on people's health, the environment, and in particular, the water.

Swimming for the Rivers

Christopher Swain developed a crush on a river. He was living in Oregon and became fascinated with the Columbia River. When Lewis and Clark explored the Pacific Northwest, the river was 'clear at any depth'. Christopher saw that the river had been contaminated, and wanted to do something to help. He decided to swim the entire length of the river to draw attention to the importance of keeping our waters safe and clean.