by Sharon Zhang | Nov 25, 2025 | Department of Homeland Security, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, News
An Iranian professor for the University of Oklahoma was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday after spending three days in detention for what the agency has deemed “standard questioning.” Vahid Abedini is an assistant professor of Iranian Studies for the university. On Saturday, he was on his way to the Middle East Studies Association’s annual meeting, in Washington…
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by Dan Ross | Oct 23, 2025 | Agriculture, Biodiversity Crisis, California, Climate Crisis, DOGE, DOGE cuts, Drinking Water, fresh water, groundwater, groundwater depletion, India, Iran, News, resource scarcity, Water, Water crisis
India is the thirstiest user of groundwater in the world, sucking up more of this valuable resource than both the U.S. and China combined. Indeed, the country relies on groundwater (like lakes and rivers) to keep its crops irrigated, its industries running, and its people quenched. In some rural communities, as much as 85 percent of their drinking water is pumped from underground.
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