Resurrecting an Old Desalination Technology to Test Desert Agriculture
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At a U.S. desalination research facility this month, a 2,500-year-old…
Food vs. Water: High Commodity Prices Complicate Aquifer Protection in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Decades of groundwater pumping have left one of the San Luis Valley aquifers in a perilous state. To restore its health — and the foundation of the local economy — valley leaders are developing a plan to pay farmers to fallow up to 16,000 hectares. But with commodity prices soaring, will anyone go for it, or will the state have to step in?
From Coal Seam to Fracking, Unconventional Gas Industry Faces Opposition in Australia and South Africa
As an energy boom, propelled by natural gas, continues to gather steam, mining and drilling companies square off with landowners around the globe over who has the right to resources that are located deep below ground.
Supreme Court Ruling Tests Boundaries of Water Supply and Energy Production Along Montana-Wyoming Border
Montana and Wyoming have taken their transboundary water dispute to the Supreme Court. Wyoming won the first round. But others await in a case that will help decide how much water is really available to generate energy and to produce food in one of the nation’s driest regions, as well as who has access to that water.
Infographic: Wild Rice is Keystone Species for Upper Great Lakes Region
Wild Rice is an aquatic grass that is harvested annually for…
Where Food Grows on Water: Environmental and Human Threats to Wisconsin’s Wild Rice
For generations, the upper Great Lakes region has boasted harvests of wild rice, growing in Lake Superior and other watersheds within the basin. But disease, dams, and climate change are now endangering the uncultivated bounty.
Worsening Humanitarian Crisis: Unprecedented Drought and Famine in Horn of Africa
The drought has gripped large regions of eastern Africa, leaving an estimated 11 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and is likely to continue for much of the year, according to the United Nations.
Extreme Weather Hampers Grain Production — Droughts in France and Germany, Floods in Ohio
Two of the world's most important crops, corn and wheat, are on track to meet global demand, despite water woes.
China’s Other Looming Choke Point: Food Production
The Yellow River Basin is the center of a contest over water, energy, and agriculture.
Prompted By Scarcity, Colorado River Basin States Examine Their Lifeline
The worst drought in the 105-year historical record of the Colorado River has opened a new era of water scarcity that is prompting state and federal water managers to evaluate never before considered options for increasing water supply and reducing demand.
First Approval in India’s National Plumbing Project, Despite Possibility to Endanger Tigers
The Ken-Betwa canal will transfer water between river basins in southern India.
Arizona’s Gamble — Conserve Water Now, Prevent Deeper Cuts Tomorrow
For years, the state took as much water as it could from Lake Mead; now it plans to leave some in the reservoir.