Scientists who use the GRACE satellite say they need more resources to maximize its usefulness – for predicting floods and droughts.
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U.S. Water
Though few reported climate change adaptation projects to the EPA, utilities are preparing in other ways.
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Political action and technological advances are cutting down on the transfer of invasive species via ballast water.
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Utilities tinker with rate structures designed to stabilize revenue.
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Dwindling water supplies, low grain supplies, high prices for bread, meat, milk are outcomes of one of the worst droughts in the American history.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development last week unveiled a new strategy for water that sets criteria for project selection and numeric targets for people served.
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Less money means fewer staff positions and fewer research projects at the nation’s universities.
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Groundwater depletion in the United States has accelerated over the last decade, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, contributing to both localized problems and global issues, like sea level rise.
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Energy companies should provide better data on fracking water use, and investors should push for quantifiable water targets, according to a sustainable investing advocacy group.
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A water rights case to be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this week has national implications.
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Scarce surface water supplies will lead to an active market, research firm says.
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As they have been doing for decades, political leaders and water managers in Kansas are upending Western water law traditions that originated before the state was even part of the Union.
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Southern farmers are making changes now to wean themselves from the Ogallala Aquifer, a water source that gave rise to industrial agriculture and modern life on its plains.
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U.S. consumers have just started to feel the effects of last summer’s drought at the supermarket. Prices are expected to continue increasing throughout 2013.
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Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year’s planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.
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Researchers see great promise in eDNA testing to detect invasive and rare species at low abundance — including invasive Asian carp — but refining the tool is a long process.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers says that more money needs to be spent on infrastructure.
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Though groundwater gets most of the attention, rivers are also affected by the rush of shale gas development across the United States, according to a new study that claims both wastewater and well development degrade water quality, but in different ways.
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The water department could soon operate as an independent authority.
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There are many questions and few conclusions right now about Detroit’s water system.
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