Browsing: water use and conservation
First-of-its-kind study finds ‘secret fresh water’ that may stretch from New Jersey to Maine
Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what…
‘It’s so dystopian. It’s sad’: The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater
A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme…
‘It’s getting pretty scary’: The Colorado River, 40 million Americans, 7 states and no plan for how to manage inevitable decline
Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from…
Ex-Google CEO says superintelligence is tech’s holy grail—but the U.S. is ill-equipped to address its ‘natural limit’
It seems every company under the sun these days is leveraging, investing in, or using AI in some way or…
A firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as…
New York City declares drought watch and asks residents to conserve water—’Mother Nature is in charge’
New York’s mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch…
Once vibrant, now desolate: Drought ravages Greece’s lakes, leaving a lifeless landscape
Lake Koronia, one of largest in Greece, is shrinking after a prolonged drought and a summer of record-breaking temperatures, leaving…
The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures…
While the Jurupa Oak is ancient, it’s no feeble thing. Living in Riverside County, California, the tree has beat the…
‘I just cried’: Atlanta fixes 4-day-long water leak by cutting off an entire neighborhood where residents now can’t take showers or flush
Milena Franco, a resident of the city’s Midtown neighborhood, said she and her husband had water all weekend. But Monday…












