Posts

The Stream, June 7: Drugs and Hormones in Water Supplies

/
Biochemistry Scientists at Idaho State University experimenting…

Water Law: $105 Million Settlement in Water Pollution Lawsuit Between Swiss Company and U.S. Communities

/
Nearly 2,000 communities in the United States will be eligible…

Reports on Oil Shale Development, Water Infrastructure Financing

/
Better investing through better information. Ceres, a coalition…

The Stream, May 30: Groundwater Depletion Threatens U.S. Food Security

/
Agriculture Groundwater depletion in major food-producing areas…

The Stream, May 24: Breast Cancer in Men

/
Mother Jones investigates the link between quite possibly the…
Top Ten Endangered Rivers

Endangered Rivers and Success Stories

Leavening the imperiled areas from the latest "Endangered Rivers"…

The Stream, May 15: America’s Most Endangered Rivers

/
The Potomac River is the most endangered river in the United…
Map: 2012 Water Prices in 30 Major U.S. Cities

Map: 2012 Water Prices in 30 Major U.S. Cities

/
The price that Americans pay for water is rising faster than the cost of any other utility service in the United States — be it gas, electricity, or telephone charges.

U.S. Congress to Get Asian Carp Solutions by 2013, Two Years Ahead of Schedule

/
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to speed up…

Infographic: 2010, 2011, and 2012 Water Pricing Survey for 30 Major U.S. Cities

/
The price of water can be influenced by the supply sources and systems, in addition to the number of users who are sharing these water resources and the burden to pay for the supply system's maintenance.

Parsing the Water Pricing Data

/
Which cities have the highest rates? And why? Yesterday, Circle…

The Price of Water 2012: 18 Percent Rise Since 2010, 7 Percent Over Last Year in 30 Major U.S. Cities

/
Rates have increased in many cities, but local conditions dictate by how much and how the increase is distributed. Chicago prices are up nearly 25 percent, while Los Angeles is down by 9 percent.