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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

PFAS: What You Need To Know

November 15, 2018
Chemical contaminants called PFAS, toxic to humans at minuscule doses, are the tip of the spear for threats to groundwater in Michigan and nationally.
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Michigan waited years to heed warnings on PFAS dangers, expert says

November 13, 2018
By Jim Malewitz, Bridge Magazine
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Infographic: Household Wells in the United States

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October 1, 2018
Thirteen percent of Americans, some 42 million people, use a household well for their water supply.
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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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Nonstick Chemicals Slipped Into Water, Causing Health, Environmental, Regulatory Mess

April 18, 2017
PFASs -- used in clothing, carpets, cookware, and more -- contaminate wells across the United States.
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U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Groundwater Rights

March 7, 2017
Lawsuit could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. By Brett Walton,…
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Sinking Land Crushes California Groundwater Storage Capacity

February 27, 2017
Overpumping diminishes ability to store water underground.
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Wisconsin Towns Face Groundwater Crisis Alone

February 14, 2017
High-capacity irrigation wells are drying out lakes but state…
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