2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

Funds would provide for land and water conservation.

Giant Storms, Growing Stronger, Inundate an Unprepared Planet

Climate change produces massive rains that are overwhelming the capacity to adapt.

Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

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State is a center of manure biodigester development.

Budget-Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for Federal Funds to Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems

Waking up to long-overdue system upgrades, dozens of towns that were awarded federal ARPA dollars may see them 'clawed back' for lack of resources to complete paperwork.

Environmental Groups Face Off With EPA to Control Manure Pollution

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Ninth Circuit Appellate Court Hears Arguments to Compel Federal…

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2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

Funds would provide for land and water conservation.

Giant Storms, Growing Stronger, Inundate an Unprepared Planet

Climate change produces massive rains that are overwhelming the capacity to adapt.

Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

/
State is a center of manure biodigester development.

Budget-Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for Federal Funds to Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems

Waking up to long-overdue system upgrades, dozens of towns that were awarded federal ARPA dollars may see them 'clawed back' for lack of resources to complete paperwork.

Environmental Groups Face Off With EPA to Control Manure Pollution

/
Ninth Circuit Appellate Court Hears Arguments to Compel Federal…

Salt Water Again Moves Upstream in Weakened Mississippi River, Endangering Drinking Water

Army Corps builds a temporary barrier to block salt water encroaching on the nation’s largest river.

War, Drought Cause Spike in Violent Water Conflicts

New report catalogs sharp rise in clashes connected to water in 2023.

Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants

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Updated water testing technology needed to make Great Lakes safer.   By…

U.S. Movement to Limit CAFO Pollution Emboldened by Michigan Court Ruling

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State Supreme Court strengthens authority to prevent mammoth…

Some of Arizona’s Most Valuable Water Could Soon Hit the Market

A small tribal community along the Colorado River could become a major player in the state’s water supply.

Cattle Production That Enhances Water and Environmental Quality

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Michigan State’s Jason Rowntree is out to prove that ranching…

Harnessing Mussels to Filter Fresh Water

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A biological cure for contaminants is being studied. By…