A statewide tax on drinking water is being considered. (Getty Images) The vast majority of Californians are fortunate enough to...
Pruitt takes over authority for EPA water protections policy
photo: © Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt has signed a directive giving himself more authority to...
How Privatizing Water Systems Costs Taxpayers — & Endangers Them
Illustration by Lisa Lee Lucas for Heavy A yearlong investigation by Heavy found that privatized water management has been a...
U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.
Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He’s an Australian law professor who...
Can Deepwater Aquaculture Avoid the Pitfalls of Coastal Fish Farms?
An open-ocean fish farm in Hawaii. Courtesy of Bryce Groark Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems....