We think of the Pacific Northwest as a place of abundant rainfall and plentiful water. But, think about this:
Our population is rapidly growing,
urban areas are sprawling, our climate is changing... » MORE
01/09/2012
Water From Yosemite Is Still Cheap, for Now
The going rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is about $2,500 a month. That’s the...Read more
12/06/2011
Desalination: Worth Its Salt to keep the UK ahead of the game?
One of the UK's largest water utilities has opened the country's first major desalination facility...Read more
11/15/2011
Klamath Basin water bill is landmark, but will it pass Congress?
Farmers, ranchers, tribes and environmentalists are burying a history of physical threats, harsh...Read more
11/14/2011
Really? The Claim: Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day to Protect the Kidneys
The old saw about drinking eight glasses of water a day for overall health is widely considered a...Read more
11/14/2011
A Small Town, Almost Waterless, Takes a Big Gamble
On her way to work recently, Jackie Levingston, the volunteer mayor of this ranching town east of...Read more
11/02/2011
Levi Strauss Tries to Minimize Water Use
From the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes...Read more
10/24/2011
Empty Fields Fill Urban Basins and Farmers’ Pockets
Three generations of Al Kalin’s family have worked their 2,000 acres of carrots and sugar beets,...Read more
10/13/2011
More Places Change Course on Fluoride in Water
A growing number of communities are choosing to stop adding fluoride to their water systems, even...Read more
10/13/2011
India and Pakistan at Odds Over Shrinking Indus River
Nearly 30 percent of the world's cotton supply comes from India and Pakistan, much of that from the...Read more
10/12/2011
USGS groundwater study expected to spur progress
"Now what?" might be the operative query with the release of a lengthy and complicated...Read more