Oroville Emergency a Warning for U.S. Dam Safety

California prepares for long battle with Oroville’s damaged spillway.

Wisconsin Towns Face Groundwater Crisis Alone

High-capacity irrigation wells are drying out lakes but state…

Sinking Land Causes California Water Chokepoint

Buckled canals, damaged because of groundwater pumping, impair state’s ability to deliver water and control floods.

Water and Climate Dominate World Economic Forum Risk Report

Water crises and climate change worry business and political elite.

2017 Preview: Flint Lead and Infrastructure Troubles Remain

Flint drinking water is not the wreck it was, but it is still…

Alabama Risks Lives with No Dam Oversight

Only state without a dam safety program. By Brett Walton,…

U.S. Dam Safety Improves But Faces Evolving Risks

No fatal dam failures in last decade, but plenty of warnings. By…
Kamoto Mining in the DRC. Photo by Cody Pope for Circle of Blue

Water and Mining: Are Companies Correctly Pricing in Risks? | PODCAST |

From Peru to Australia water stresses are rewriting the way mines…

Broken Water Systems Reflect Midwest Election Revolt

Trump triumphs in Rust Belt regions with neglected water infrastructure. By…

Water Under President-elect Trump: A Roundtable Discussion | PODCAST |

Donald Trump enters the White House at a time of severe ecological…

Better Water Decisions in the Age of Deep Uncertainty

Year-old scientific society seeks new responses for an era of…

Manmade Flood Gives Life to Colorado River Delta

A battered ecosystem begins to recover. By Brett Walton,…