[ad_1] WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday, Trump era environmental rule This greatly limited federal restrictions on pollution of millions of streams, wetlands, and swamps across the country. TheRead More
Tag: Water
America Today: Too Much Water or Not Enough
[ad_1] By Aatish Bhatia and Nadja Popovic The United States, like most of the world, is getting both drier and wetter. Depends on where you live. A tropical storm inRead More
New Water Cuts Coming in the West
[ad_1] In this summer of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, some more bad environmental news came from the West this week. Federal officials declared water shortages in Lake Mead, the majorRead More
In A First, USA Announces Trouble in Colorado River, Forced Water
[ad_1] As climate change and prolonged drought continue to wreak havoc on the Colorado River, the federal government for the first time declared water shortages in Lake Mead, one ofRead More
Encountering Severe Drought, Developers Try to Reuse the Water They Have
[ad_1] San Francisco has been at the forefront of conserving water. A 2012 regulation set standards for reuse, and was updated in 2015 to require more than 250,000 square feetRead More
A Park Made of Water in Michigan
[ad_1] A buoy floats in the otherwise empty Lake Huron bay, a small knob in the water, just a 10-minute paddle from the beach. Below, 18 feet of water, liesRead More
You Won’t Believe This Insect Walks Upside Down On Water
[ad_1] After dark, the Watagan Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, can appear from another world to anyone with a headlight. But things took a strange turn in 2015 whenRead More
Why Does the New York Subway Have a Water Problem?
[ad_1] Interim subway superintendent Sarah Feinberg said subway service remained uninterrupted for most of the system despite the difficulties caused by the flash flood. Even at stations where one entranceRead More
What Is Water Scarcity Doing to Some of America’s Best Farmland?
[ad_1] Strawberry in the middle of winter. Almond milk in your latte. Box of tomato paste smeared on your pizza. Much of what we eat is produced on large farmsRead More