Fresh water

“Non-renewable” central Washington water source nearly run dry

Have you had a 10,000 year-old glass of water? The water that’s pumped up from the Columbia Basin’s deepest irrigation…

6 years ago

Plan to protect Lake Erie from algae blooms isn’t working, study shows

Farm runoff provides fertilizer that turbo-charges algae growth in the western Lake Erie basin. Wochit (Photo: Brenda Culler, Ohio Department…

7 years ago

The water war that will decide the fate of 1 in 8 Americans

Education Images/UIG via Getty Images Lake Mead is the country’s biggest reservoir of water. Think of it as the savings…

7 years ago

No glaciers, no water?

The world's largest rivers have their sources in glaciers – will the global population be left high and dry without…

7 years ago

Warmer, saltier polar water could change global ocean currents

When ice shelves melt, they dump freshwater into the sea which lightens the salty water. Credit: Flickr/NASA ICE, licensed under…

7 years ago

Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water

WASHINGTON — To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been…

7 years ago

These striking photos show the extent of Midwest flooding

Photo: The Joe's Crab Shack in Louisville, Kentucky, sits surrounded by water along the Ohio River. (CNN) Heavy rains across…

7 years ago

U.S.A. drought at worst level in nearly 4 years

California's first measure of snowpack for 2018 is coming up well below levels recorded the same time last year. And…

7 years ago

Silicon Valley Wants to Solve Our Water Problems

Gary Kremen—the founder of Match[-dot-]com, former owner of Sex[-dot-]com, and serial investor—is into water. The entrepreneur started investing in water…

7 years ago

Toxic waste from coal ash pits leaching into Illinois’ only National Scenic River

Toxic coal ash waste can be seen leaking into the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. (Prairie Rivers Network) Seven…

7 years ago