The Stream, May 19: Concerns Grow Over Use of Water as a Weapon

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Water Scarcity Water supplies are increasingly being used as…

Federal Water Tap, May 19: EPA Recommends New Water Quality Standards for Chemical Pollutants

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How much benzene should be allowed in a liter of river water?…

Australia Disbands National Water Commission

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The water advisory group is a casualty of sharp cuts to the Commonwealth’s…

The Stream, May 16: Study Links El Niño to Global Crop Production

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Water Scarcity The El Niño weather phenomenon, predicted to…

The Stream, May 15: Record Rainfall and Floods Inundate Bosnia and Serbia

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Extreme Weather Regions of Bosnia and Serbia experienced the…
Workers walk through the mechanical room underneath the membrane filters.

U.S. Sewer Costs Increase 5.5 Percent in 2013, Industry Survey Reveals

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Why? Old pipes, clean water regulations, and years of inadequate…

India’s Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya

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National court orders end to feudal labor conditions, wanton…

The Stream, May 14: Syrian City Faces Extreme Water Shortage After Supplies Cut

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Water Shortages A severe water shortage caused by the shutdown…

Ogallala Water Use Climbs as Drought Intensifies in the Southern Plains

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Rainfall deficit is worse than the 1930s Dust Bowl. By…

Federal Water Tap, May 12: U.S. Forest Service Proposes Groundwater Management Rules

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Filling a gap in its mission, the U.S. Forest Service is adding…

The Stream, May 9: Water Suspended in Chinese City Due to Quality Concerns

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Water Quality The water supply for approximately 680,000 was…

Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Made Worse By Existing Hydropower Projects, Expert Commission Says

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Report calls for new Himalayan development policy; stirs political battle in New Delhi.