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News Feature | February 1, 2023
Century-Old Dam In South Carolina Is Now Leaking Toxic Sewage
By Peter Chawaga
After more than a century of use, a major public asset in South Carolina is now in danger of collapse. And it’s the only thing holding back severe source water contamination.
“Lake Greenwood provides clean drinking water to tens of thousands of ...
News Feature | December 5, 2022
Federal Water Managers Warn Californians To Prepare For 'Extremely Limited' Supply
By Peter Chawaga
In a definitive sign that ongoing drought in the American West is only poised to grow for the foreseeable future, federal officials have issued new warnings around California’s future drinking water consumption.
“Federal water ...
A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months
Amid a historic drought and record shortages, Coalinga searches for extra water to make it through the year
By Joshua Partlow
October 10, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
COALINGA, Calif. — The residents of this sun-scorched city feel California’s endless drought when the dust lifts off ...
News | September 20, 2022
Amazon Will Donate $10M To Help A Million People Get Access To Safe Water
Amazon will also help launch one of the largest private investment portfolios in water and climate, bringing lasting water access for 100 million people.
Amazon and Water.org are partnering to help launch the Water.org Water & Climate Fund focused on climate-resilient water ...
Jackson, Miss., Is Out of Running Water After Treatment Plant Pumps Fail
Officials are distributing water cases to capital city’s 150,000 residents; ‘It is going to be a massive undertaking,’ governor says.
By Alyssa Lukpat
and Cameron McWhirter
Updated Aug. 30, 2022 4:07 pm ET
The city of Jackson, Miss., which has struggled with a ...
News | August 29, 2022
New Coalition Aims To End Plastic Pollution By 2040
Norway and Rwanda will chair a new 20-country coalition that aims to end plastic pollution by 2040.
The High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution wants to develop a global treaty in the next two years, with the aim of restraining plastic consumption and production to sustainable ...
News | August 10, 2022
Water Resources To Become Less Predictable With Climate Change
Declining snowpack will cause more variability in runoff, streamflow
Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according to a comprehensive new climate change study ...
News Feature | August 3, 2022
Can A Pipeline Really Bring Drinking Water From Mississippi To The West?
By Peter Chawaga
With water scarcity growing across the world, water systems are getting creative in how they’re meeting consumption demand. For instance, Israel has launched the world’s first project to channel desalinated water into a natural ...
News Feature | July 12, 2022
Navy Officials Reprimanded For Fuel Contamination Of Hawaii Drinking Water
By Peter Chawaga
An investigation into severe drinking water contamination at one of the world’s most pristine locations has found that failures in on-site military conduct were to blame.
“Navy officials’ lack of on-scene leadership in the days following a fuel ...
Critical Western Source Water Body Hits Scary New Low
By Peter Chawaga
As historic drought grows throughout the American West, a critical source water body has now reached a shocking low.
“Water levels in Lake Mead are continuing to deplete to dangerous levels — so much so that the reservoir could soon hit ‘dead pool’ levels,” ABC News reported. “The minimum ...
