Climate Change Pits Sioux Against Barges for Scarce Water

For the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose lands straddle the North and South Dakota border, river water means drinking supplies.

China's coal expansion may spark water crisis, warns Greenpeace

China's plan to rapidly expand large coal mines and power plants in its arid northern and western provinces threatens to drain precious water supply and could trigger a severe water crisis, a report by environmental activists Greenpeace said on Tuesday.