Navajo Nation Council Approves Water Rights Settlement

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If signed by the U.S. Congress, the deal would give the Navajo and Hopi tribes rights to Colorado River water.

“Typical” Michigan Oil and Gas Lease Auction Casts Doubt on Collingwood Shale Formation

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Earlier auction that set state records prompted projections of a new natural gas boom.

Infographic: Energy Used in the Water Cycle

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At eight pounds per gallon, water is a heavy substance; especially when utilities move billions of gallons per day.

Peter Gleick: Sneaky Bottled Water Advertising

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Americans drink bottled water for many reasons, including fear of the tap water, convenience, taste, and relentless, pervasive advertising.

Overdraft and Saltwater Intrusion Strain the Floridan Aquifer

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Excessive withdrawals are forcing communities from South Carolina to Florida to look elsewhere for water.

Flood-Devastated Benin Requests Millions for Emergency Aid

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Torrential rains threaten to plunge the West African nation into crisis.

Report Urges 10-Year Freeze in Mekong Hydropower Projects

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The study responds to the growing private sector interest in the Lower Mekong Basin.

Illinois Company Receives Grant to Export Asian Carp to China

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Asian carp are heading home, 40,000 pounds at a time.

Research Program Investigates Norway’s Potential as Europe’s Battery

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Norway could use its hydropower reservoirs to balance wind energy in an integrated electrical grid.

Giving Our Choke Point The Heimlich Maneuver

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In the U.S. a fifth of all energy may be consumed by water, and the biggest use of water – 42% by some estimates – is for energy.

Export Agriculture Drains Latin America’s Water Supplies

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Peruvian asparagus and Costa Rican pineapples illustrate the threats global agribusiness poses to the environment.

US Government Approves World’s Largest Solar Project

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The Blythe solar plant is the sixth on public lands to get federal approval this month.