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Watershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisisWatershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisis

Watershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisis

Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) JOHANNESBURG (AP)…

12 months ago
CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it?CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it?

CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it?

The Los Angeles River as seen from the 7th street bridge on the east side of Downtown Los Angeles. After…

1 year ago
How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s GroundwaterHow a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater

How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater

Photo: Hari Ram uses a solar-powered pump to supply water to his farm in Solawata, India. REBECCA CONWAY / GETTY IMAGES…

1 year ago
The Middle East can show the world how to save waterThe Middle East can show the world how to save water

The Middle East can show the world how to save water

Photo: A farmer dips his hand into a falaj irrigation channel at Al Ain oasis. These Iron Age networks and…

1 year ago
‘Phenomenal progress’: Water use in Southern Nevada inches toward goal‘Phenomenal progress’: Water use in Southern Nevada inches toward goal

‘Phenomenal progress’: Water use in Southern Nevada inches toward goal

Water savings in the Las Vegas Valley are soaring despite population growth, largely thanks to a wetter-than-normal 2023 and persistent…

1 year ago
Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yieldsStudy quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

Photo: A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, about 45 minutes south of Lincoln. A new Husker-led…

1 year ago
Reducing Residential Water Use in the Santa Clarita ValleyReducing Residential Water Use in the Santa Clarita Valley

Reducing Residential Water Use in the Santa Clarita Valley

The Partnership During the drought of 2015, residents of California’s Santa Clarita Valley stepped up their water conservation activities in…

1 year ago
Rebate program helps HOAs become grand-scale water saversRebate program helps HOAs become grand-scale water savers

Rebate program helps HOAs become grand-scale water savers

Photo: Landscape renovations of the common area of the 49-home Mall III Lake San Marcos Homeowners Assocation included the removal…

1 year ago
Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?

Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?

Photo: A huge mountain of trash is piled up inside the cavernous Athens material recovery facility in Sun Valley on…

1 year ago
From flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap waterFrom flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap water

From flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap water

Photo: Wastewater is forced through microscopic holes in tightly wrapped membranes wound in these fiberglass vessels during the reverse osmosis…

1 year ago