Water Shortage
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Wells At Risk of Going Dry in the U.S. and Worldwide
Groundwater levels are declining as pumping increases
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Water-Saving Standards
The last-minute rule change reverses a 28-year-old standard on showerheads
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Can We Prepare for Climate Impacts Without Creating Financial Chaos?
How can communities prepare for impacts without scaring away homeowners and investors?
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Help for Thirsty Cities
Three promising technologies could help cities capture and reuse stormwater — if we can find a way to clean it up
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Trouble at the Ogallala Aquifer
Farmers are depleting this vast underground resource at a rate faster than nature can replenish it
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LEED Can Help Fix the Water Problem
A 2008 water crisis in Hampstead, Maryland, was solved with the restrictions built into LEED certification. Why wouldn't it work elsewhere?
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Earthship Hype and Earthship Reality
Should you build your house out of old tires, rammed earth, and empty cans?