“We Can’t Sit Back” – Amid Polluted Water and Climbing Cancer Rates, Iowa Eyes Farm Chemicals

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Health authorities react to rampant fertilizer and pesticide contamination in water.

Federal Water Tap, December 18: White House Signs Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative

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The Rundown EPA proposes water quality standards to protect…

The Stream, December 13, 2023: An Ancient Fishing Practice in Japan, with Cormorants and Fire, Is Being Lost to Environmental Change

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In Japan, ukai, an ancient method of fishing with trained cormorants and fire, is fighting for survival amid hot rivers and changing seasons.

Year in Water, 2023

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Scenes from the Great Acceleration

Fresh, December 12, 2023: In Indiana, Saving a Coal Plant Comes at the Expense of Groundwater

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In western Indiana, a coal plant that was supposed to shut down in May may now run indefinitely, placing local waterways and reservoirs at risk.

Federal Water Tap, December 11: EPA Rejects Florida Water Quality Standards

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The Rundown EPA proposes stronger water quality standards…

Push to Turn Farm Manure into Renewable Energy Draws Concerns

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Billions in Taxpayer-funded incentives for new, loosely regulated U.S. energy sector.

The Stream, December 6, 2023: As U.S. Airlines Consider Corn-Based Fuel, Groundwater Could Be Limiting Factor

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Airlines throughout the United States are pushing for a switch to corn-based ethanol, a lower-carbon fuel — but the required groundwater reserves may not hold up.

Will Energy From Manure Help or Harm Water Quality in Michigan?

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Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.

Federal Water Tap, December 4: EPA Proposes 10-Year Timeline to Remove Most Lead Pipes

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The Rundown EPA thinks most utilities can remove lead pipes…

The Stream, November 29, 2023: Heroic Llamas Revitalize Farmland in Peru, Where Glacial Melt Acidifies Water and Soil

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As glaciers in the Peruvian Andes continue to melt and retreat due in large part to global warming, an unlikely hero is helping to revitalize farmland: llamas.

Fresh, November 28, 2023: Proposed Land Swap in Wisconsin Could Set Harmful Precedent, Conservationists Say

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Conservationists are protesting a proposed land swap that would see five acres of Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, turned into a golf course.