Solutions

Water Districts Aim To Go Greener By Cutting Out Ornamental Grass

Though recent snow and rainfall have certainly improved drought conditions, California water officials still want to make every drop of…

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Exploring the Most Efficient Solutions to Water Scarcity

70% of the planet is covered in water, a key resource for almost every aspect of life and a major…

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Financing Works for Water Access in Many Places

Access to affordable financing is a barrier between people in need and water and sanitation solutions Through decades of research,…

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The Search for Solutions to Colorado’s Water Crisis

Photo illustration by C. J. Burton Nearly half a million homes in the Centennial State could be without water by…

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Indigenous conservation could help Canada meet land and water protection targets

Photo: The Seal River Watershed in northwest Manitoba is roughly the size of Nova Scotia, and is untouched wilderness. The…

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New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin

Over 140 projects identified to revitalize functional ecosystems and support multiple native fish species Shortnose suckers (Koptu) are an imperiled…

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Hydroponics for Sustainable Backyard Gardening

What is Hydroponics? Hydroponics is a type of hydroculture, where plants are grown without using soil, i.e. only mineral nutrients…

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Fluoride: biosensors change the way water contamination is detected

Photo: a family in rural Kenya field test the point-of-use fluoride biosensors. Credit: Janet Barsolai Scientists from Northwestern University have…

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Tracking microplastics ‘fingerprints’

Photo: Post storm debris made up mostly of plastics and vegetation is scattered across the high tide line in 2019.…

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California Water Agencies Hoped A Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. But When It Came, Some Couldn’t Use It

WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: January storms jump-started recharge projects in badly overdrafted San Joaquin Valley, but hurdles with state permits and…

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