Tag: water
Farmers are depleting the Ogallala Aquifer because the government pays them...
Matthew R Sanderson, Kansas State University; Burke Griggs, Washburn University, and Jacob A. Miller, Kansas State University
A slow-moving crisis threatens the U.S. Central Plains,...
Looser standards for showerheads could send a lot of water and...
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
For more than 25 years, Congress has directed U.S. government agencies to set energy and water efficiency standards for many...
Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University and Caitlin R. Proctor, Purdue University
In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction.
The 2018 Camp Fire...
When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can...
Jon Honea, Emerson College
Across the United States, dams generate hydroelectric power, store water for drinking and irrigation, control flooding and create recreational opportunities such...
What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading
Rose S. Aslan, California Lutheran University
As outbreaks of the coronavirus spread throughout the world, people are reminded over and again to limit physical contact,...
Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health
David Feldman, University of California, Irvine
As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, experts say that a key way to minimize the odds of getting...
Winter is coming: 5 essential reads about snow and ice
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
As cold weather settles in across North America, some communities have already started up their snowplows, while others keep watchful eyes...
Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes
Debra Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara and Scott Jasechko, University of California, Santa Barbara
With memories of the wettest U.S. spring on record still...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
