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Groundwater

Groundwater is the most abundant source of liquid freshwater on the planet. Aquifers hold at least 25 times the water as rivers, lakes, and streams. Roughly two billion people rely on groundwater as a primary source of drinking water and nearly half the water used to irrigate crops comes from underground.

Yet despite its importance, groundwater is being used recklessly.

Featured Stories

Michigan's Groundwater Emergency

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September 25, 2018
Groundwater in Michigan is “compromised and deteriorated.”
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Michigan PFAS by the numbers: How much is unsafe?

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September 25, 2018
Confusion runs rampant about PFAS dangers. The federal government and states can’t agree on how much is unsafe for states. Here’s a primer on what’s known so far.
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Remembering Michigan’s PBB Crisis

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September 25, 2018
Contamination of the food-supply chain in Michigan in the 1970s was one of the worst mass poisonings in U.S. history. The events still resonate today.
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Michigan's Groundwater Emergency

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September 25, 2018
Groundwater in Michigan is “compromised and deteriorated.”
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Michigan PFAS by the numbers: How much is unsafe?

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September 25, 2018
Confusion runs rampant about PFAS dangers. The federal government and states can’t agree on how much is unsafe for states. Here’s a primer on what’s known so far.
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Remembering Michigan’s PBB Crisis

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September 25, 2018
Contamination of the food-supply chain in Michigan in the 1970s was one of the worst mass poisonings in U.S. history. The events still resonate today.
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Drip by Drip, Septic Systems Foul Michigan Waters

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September 25, 2018
The state relies on backyard sewage treatment more than most.
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Fastest-Growing Michigan County Reckons With Groundwater Pollution and Depletion

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September 25, 2018
Ottawa County leaders recognize the need to act on groundwater.
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Kentucky AG Investigates Rural Water System That Has Been Failing for Decades

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June 8, 2018
Kentucky’s top lawyer opens inquiry into the management of the troubled Martin County Water District.
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Fear and Fury in Michigan Town Where Air Force Contaminated Water

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April 11, 2018
Some residents can’t drink the water or eat the fish. Now they’re…
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Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study Included in Congress Budget Deal

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March 22, 2018
CDC will assess exposure to the chemical at U.S. military bases.
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Kansas Farmers Cut Ogallala Water Use – And Still Make Money

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March 6, 2018
Groundwater conservation helped the imperiled aquifer and did not hurt the bottom line, farmers find.
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Straight Pipes Foul Kentucky’s Long Quest to Clean Its Soiled Waters

February 28, 2018
A two-decade mission to reduce sewage pollution still has a lot of work to finish.
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Booming Infrastructure Poisons Bangalore’s Lakes, Depletes Groundwater

February 28, 2018
Bangalore’s largest lake is so contaminated that it routinely…
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U.S. Courts Issue Contradictory Rulings on Groundwater and the Clean Water Act

February 7, 2018
Courts grapple with pollution cases that pit the law against nature.
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The year in water 2017

December 20, 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
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New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water

November 7, 2017
Regulators adopt strictest standards in the nation.
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NASA Ends Trailblazing Satellite Mission that Revealed Global Groundwater Trends

October 28, 2017
Due to old age and battery failure, NASA terminates the GRACE…
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