Solutions

The Effect of Clean Water on the Economy

Water pollution, chemical spills, and algae blooms can wreak havoc on a community, not only by affecting the water supply…

1 year ago

Refilling Groundwater by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power

In many places around the world, groundwater is being pumped out faster than nature replenishes it. A new model points…

1 year ago

Crushed rock on farmland pulls carbon out of the air

Rock Dust 2- A spreader unloads crushed metabasalt on a fallowed corn field in the Central Valley. UC Davis researchers…

1 year ago

Tap water is cheap, but old pipes and a shrinking Colorado River could change that

Workers install new PVC pipe under a street in Denver on October 11, 2023. Denver's water department has planned nearly…

1 year ago

AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon

Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds turned out…

1 year ago

Super corals, a not-so-super term?

From the deep sea to the arctic frontier and tropical coastlines, corals have formed the foundations of many ecosystems. Coral…

1 year ago

Our HOA tore out all the lawns, they erased 49,000 square feet of turf – but say it’s for a good reason

A CALIFORNIA community has implemented experimental new lawns. Solera Properties, a HOA in Bakersfield, California, is using xeriscaping to try to manage…

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

Clock Ticks for Water Utilities to Join PFAS Class-Action Settlements

A national class-action settlement could provide funding to remove PFAS chemicals from drinking water. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of…

1 year ago

The Future of Farming is Uncertain. Here’s How We Save It.

At a recent event, we spoke with author Tom Philpott about the environmental and economic destruction brought by industrial farming…

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