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Florida Oyster Harvest Suffers As Drought Intensifies Water Battle with Georgia and Alabama
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The drought that set upon the United States this year has tightened a three-state tug-of-war over fresh water, affecting marine life and a valuable fishing economy downstream in the Deep South's Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, the most biodiverse river system in North America.
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.
Cholera in Haiti — The Climate Connection
Researchers explain the correlation between environmental interactions and human health, as reported infections climb to 10,000 cases.
California Water Board Changes Power Plant Regulations to Protect Aquatic Life
Power plants will be required to change their cooling systems to reduce the amount of water they withdraw from oceans and estuaries as a result.