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In water-scarce Southwest, ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture

Water in the American Southwest has never been abundant. Its availability fluctuates depending on conditions like drought and mountain snowpack…

6 years ago

Report Spotlights Nitrate Contamination in Drinking Water Across the USA

Photo: iStock/Charlie Bishop Scientists have known for decades that drinking water contaminated by fertilizer nitrates can pose a threat to…

6 years ago

Pipe dreams: rural water, sewer still a luxury for some

Conklin resident Kirk Reid stands in his backyard next to his washing machine and one of his water barrels, in…

7 years ago

First-ever water tax proposed to tackle unsafe drinking water in California

In this Sept. 18, 2015 photo, a man loads a truck on farmland near Fresno, Calif. U.S. officials with the…

7 years ago

3 ways to improve water supplies in small towns

Photo: a public faucet that serves 1,000 families in el Alto, Bolivia. Photo credit: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank Small…

7 years ago