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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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

11 months ago

‘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…

11 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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…

12 months ago

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…

12 months ago

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

Tackling America’s water crisis: A cross-sector approach

Collaboration strategies for sustainable water resource management. Introduction Abundant and diverse water resources exist in the United States, from complex…

1 year ago