New data shows NYC tap water is chock-full of toxic chemicals

7 years ago

Photograph: Courtesy CC/Wikimedia Commons/ Darwin Bell New York City praises the quality of its tap water as "world-renowned," but a…

Controversial insecticides pervasive in Great Lakes tributaries

7 years ago

A variety of neonicotinoids—harmful to aquatic organisms—are reported in major Great Lakes streams U.S. scientists found neonicotinoid insecticides in about…

Sacramento State system lets students check water fountains

7 years ago

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Students at Sacramento State University are getting a chance to check the quality of their drinking…

Drinking Tap Water — the Simplest Solution to Ocean Plastic Pollution?

7 years ago

Is the solution to plastic water bottle pollution as simple as educating the masses that their tap water is safe…

Idaho on pace to set aquifer recharge record during 2017-18 season

7 years ago

Storage water is recharged this fall into New Sweden Irrigation District’s reservoir. Through the first part of December, the Idaho…

The Public Drinking Fountains of Rome

7 years ago

Rome can be an expensive city. One of the best ways of saving money -- and saving the environment at…

Taxes on Meat Could Join Carbon and Sugar to Help Limit Emissions

7 years ago

The idea has met resistance over fears of political backlash Tyson invests in plant-based burger backed by Gates, DiCaprio Move…

Rep. John Forbes: Iowa water quality bill is watered down

7 years ago

The House along a mostly party line vote passed a watered-down Iowa water quality bill — an effort that even…

Share the Wealth: A Cap-And-Trade System of Water Conservation and Resiliency?

7 years ago

California has struggled with drought for most of the last decade. From 2011–2015, the state experienced the driest four-year stretch…

A community blog about Iowa politics

7 years ago

Iowa House Republicans capitulated on January 23, sending the Senate’s version of a bill to fund water programs to Governor…