Fresh water

Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes, contaminating new food chains

Photo: Mosquitoes leave the water and take microplastics with them. Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock There is no doubt that plastic pollution in…

6 years ago

You probably have no idea how much water is needed to produce electricity

Photo: That’s not carbon dioxide. It’s steam. You’re likely within a few feet of an electric switch. When you turn…

6 years ago

Water Asset Management: Hunting Liquid Assets

Photo, from left: Disque Deane Jr., Matt Diserio, and Marc Robert of Water Asset Management are betting water prices rise.…

6 years ago

In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes.

Photo: A stream in San Cristóbal de las Casas, which residents claim is contaminated with sewage. Potable water is scarce…

6 years ago

‘Fecal Soup’: Wisconsin Well Water Would Horrify You

Erika Balza does not drink the water out of her tap. Despite having a new well installed that came with…

6 years ago

Figuring out the water cycle… still

By emitting moisture, trees play a crucial role in water cycles and global rainfall. Brunei Ministry of Primary Resources and…

6 years ago

Why is Water Quality Monitoring Important?

When we turn on the tap and fill up a glass, go for a dip in the ocean or fry…

6 years ago

New Mexico official: Texans are ‘stealing’ water and selling it back for fracking

After you head northeast on Ranch Road 652 from tiny Orla, it’s easy to miss the precise moment you leave…

6 years ago

The great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great Lakes

Illustration by Rob Dobi for the Star Tribune Outside Two Harbors, Minn., on a cliff overlooking the broad expanse of…

6 years ago

Locals Take Wind Industry to UN Over Destruction of Ontario’s Water Supply

The wind industry has all but destroyed water supplies in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Hammering hundreds of giant steel piles (the foundations…

6 years ago