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Pollution kills 1 in 6 people worldwide
It is time to treat carcinogens, dirty water, and other sources of pollution like a health crisis.
The numbers show just how devastatingly dry the Western US is right now
Western states efforts struggle to deal with the worst drought since 800 A.D. and its effects on snowpacks, topsoil, and reservoirs.
New water restrictions in California show just how bad the Western drought is
By limiting outdoor watering, SoCal water officials hope to avoid future water shortages.
From pollution to dams: here’s what is plaguing America’s 10 most endangered rivers
A new report outlines what is hurting our rivers—and what populations are feeling the most pain.
NASA is watching California’s groundwater crisis from space
Over-pumping groundwater is causing California's San Joaquin Valley to sink, but monitoring these basins from space could help improve management.
Mini desalination plants could refresh the parched West
A historic drought calls for new ideas.
Groundwater is an incredible resource. It’s time to treat it like one.
Most of our liquid freshwater resources lay underneath us.
Inside the hotly contested creation of ‘ice X’
Researchers say they've cooked up the elusive form of ice using crushing pressure and lasers.
Dust-repellent solar panels could save billions of gallons of water
Solar farms have a significant clean water footprint. But new technologies could help.
Headed back to the office? Make sure your building has flushed out its water.
Vacancies can allow microbes and metals to build up in the plumbing.
