Uprooting FDR’s ‘Great Wall of Trees’

Planted after the Dust Bowl. Cut down in the climate change era.

Clean Water Runs Out and Yemen Hovers on Edge of Another Epidemic

Yemen’s cholera outbreak is likely to grow worse following a crippling import blockade.

The Stream, November 29: Water Supplies to Libya’s Capital Cut by Militants

The Global Rundown A Libyan militant group cuts water supplies…

Panel Recommends Changes to Two-Decade-Old EPA Water Affordability Guidelines

The EPA has heard similar suggestions before. Will the agency act decisively this time?

HotSpots H2O, November 28: Sixty-Two Percent of Water at Rohingya Refugee Camp is Contaminated

The final aid agency in Bangassou, Central African Republic, is forced to evacuate, leaving civilians without water, healthcare, and other life-saving aid.

The Stream, November 24: Texas Town Reckons with 30 Years Without Running Water

The Global Rundown The town of Sandbranch, Texas, which has…

The Stream, November 22: Portugal Considers Water Rationing Amid Worst Drought on Record

The Global Rundown Portugal contemplates nighttime water rationing…

HotSpots H2O, November 21: Saudi-Led Import Blockade Leaves 1 Million Yemenis Without Clean Water

The Global Rundown Nearly 1 million people in Yemen are without…

Congress Passes Defense Spending Bill That Includes Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study

CDC will guide first-ever national evaluation of drinking water…

U.S. Government Releases First Global Water Strategy

Report identifies water priorities in foreign policy. By…

Risks Grow for Deadliest U.S. Drinking Water Hazard

Reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease are surging upwards.

U.S. Household Water Use Continues to Decline

Federal report tracks conservation pattern that began two decades ago.