Fresh water

Ozone Park Infrastructure Project Delivering 200 New Trees to Community

Queens, NY – A $41.4 million infrastructure project in Ozone Park that is replacing water mains and sewers, and increasing…

8 years ago

Flows Restored To Waimea River And “Grand Canyon of the Pacific”

Waimea River and Canyon. Honolulu, HI — Today, the State of Hawaiʻi’s Commission on Water Resource Management approved a historic…

8 years ago

Photos : California’s History of Droughts and Recovery

Dry spells come and go in California, where the difference between a wet and dry year often depends on how…

8 years ago

Study reveals plants ‘listen’ to find sources of water

Credit: University of Western Australia — In the study "Tuned in: plant roots use sound to locate water" published in…

8 years ago

America’s Amazon named among most endangered USA river systems

The Mobile River System -- which includes every stream that flows into Mobile Bay, from the Cahaba, Coosa, and Tallapoosa…

8 years ago

South Florida Water Shortage Warning: Lawn Watering Limits

At its April 13 meeting, the SFWMD Governing Board issued a water shortage warning for all 16 counties in the…

8 years ago

Navajo Nation: Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn’t Stink

At Saint Michael's Association for Special Education in St. Michaels, Ariz., the tap water sometimes runs yellow, brown and black.…

8 years ago

Cancer-Causing Pesticide ‘Garbage’ Taints Tap Water for Millions in California

California produces two-thirds of America's fruits and nuts, and a third of its vegetables, with the lion's share grown in…

8 years ago

Where Is California Leadership on Ag Water Conservation?

Groundwater used to flood rice fields in Yuba County, CA: Whether it’s a wet or dry year, California uses more…

8 years ago

First evidence of popular farm pesticides in drinking water

Of the many pesticides that American farmers have embraced in their war on bugs, neonicotinoids are among the most popular.…

8 years ago