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News and analytical articles about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

A water main that broke in August has been a nuisance that neighbors can't get the City of Houston to fix.

Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth and preparing food on Monday as repair crews worked to fix broken pipes in hopes of easing the stress caused by a week of sub-freezing temperatures, snow and ice in this southern city. The city’s water company issued a boil water notice on Friday to the more than 600,000 people it serves because low pressure in the system and breaks in water mains could allow harmful bacteria to contaminate the water supp...

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KTSM) — Santa Teresa residents are upset with ongoing water problems that have left their water discolored and feeling slimy. They also say they don’t trust the water utility that serves their community. The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, which is the water utility for both Santa Teresa and Sunland Park, […]

On the shores of Issyk Kul, the 10th largest lake in the world, are more than 130 sites held sacred in local folk traditions, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs

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Letter to the editor: Why does Arizona raise money for advocacy groups, like the Alliance Defending Freedom, with specialty license plates?

(RNS) — On the shores of Issyk Kul are more than 130 sacred sites, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs and tombs of important figures. But the region itself, says one local expert, represents the sacred unity of nature and humanity.

Letter to the editor: Allowing homebuilders to pump a small amount of groundwater that also must be replenished would save a ton of water over time.

The Great Barrington town manager will conduct an "acquisitions and operations" study that will help it make a decision on whether to purchase the private waterworks and explore how such