Chicago drinking fountains have been running non-stop for months, and the reason why is infuriating
For the past few months, drinking fountains in Chicago have been running non-stop because the water pipes there...
Trump’s EPA moves to kill Obama’s Clean Water Rule
In the battle of Trump vs the environment, the environment is definitely losing. Regulations giving the federal...
Bee-killing pesticides have been found in US drinking water
We’ve known that neonicotinoid insecticides are bad news for bee populations for several years now, but one thing...
Solar-power system could provide clean drinking water in rural India for the first time
A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first...
Republicans axe rule that would have kept coal pollution out of waterways
This week, Republicans began the process of dismantling Barack Obama’s recent environmental regulations by rolling...
Cape Town has just 100 days of water left
Cape Town, South Africa has been struck by severe drought - and now residents have just 100 days of water left....
Native American tribe is fighting against the Pilgrim Pipeline in New Jersey
As oil and gas companies race to plan more pipelines to criss-cross America, conservationists are similarly ramping...
EPA finally admits fracking contaminates drinking water
Reversing course on its previous statements, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally admitted what most...
Lead pipes in Flint, Michigan are finally being replaced
Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight...
Slovenia becomes first EU nation to enshrine human right to water in their constitution
While the United States faces a major environmental backslide under President-elect Donald Trump, a small central...
Wind-powered Water Seer pulls 11 gallons of clean drinking water from thin air
A new device that relies on simple condensation to collect clean water from the atmosphere promises to provide...
Two-thirds of Americans exposed to cancer-causing drinking water, new report finds
A new report reveals everyday sources of drinking water expose 200 million American people to chromium-6, a chemical...
Groundbreaking AquaDx chip analyzes the safety of drinking water in real time
A new water-testing chip allows users to check for lead, pesticides, heavy metals, and alkalinity in drinking water...
Ford is working on cars that harvest water from thin air
What if accessing fresh water on the go was as easy as turning a dispenser in the front of your car? That was the...
Affordable new biofoam could revolutionize how developing countries clean water
What happens when you embed graphene in "bacteria-produced cellulose"? You get a biofoam that could revolutionize...
Gaza man’s DIY solar desalination machine can produce 2.6 gallons of fresh water every day
In the Gaza region, decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict have resulted in a severe drinking water shortage,...
New desalination method from Qatar recycles waste brine and excess CO2 at the same time
Desalination now supplies the majority of clean drinking water in areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, but it’s...
Residents go nearly two weeks without safe drinking water in this Texas town
When something goes wrong with a public water supply, utility officials often issue an advisory warning residents...
Solar-powered Watly provides internet, energy, and drinking water for Ghana residents
When it comes to renewable energy in developing nations, sometimes a solid multitasker is the way to go. That’s...
Gooey cactus guts remove arsenic and bacteria from polluted water
Clean water is perhaps the biggest key to keeping us alive, and scientists are forever testing new laboratory methods...
California’s new $1 billion desalination plant produces 50 million gallons of water a day
After 20 years of planning, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant began operations on Monday,...
Researchers create nanoparticles that scrub polluted water at an accelerated rate
Clean water is a need shared by just about every inhabitant of planet Earth, and that resource is getting increasingly...
There are six quintillion gallons of water buried beneath the Earth’s crust
The adage “out of sight, out of mind” applies to a whole lot of things in this world, but we usually don’t...
Severe drought in South Africa could devastate local economies as crops fail and drinking water becomes scarce
The most severe drought in forty years is plaguing South Africa, and most of the rest of the world knows nothing...
Obama’s new “Waters of the United States” rule limits water pollution and protects wetlands
A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water ruling will protect streams and wetlands that are currently vulnerable...
India’s “Water Gandhi” harvests rainwater to transform dust bowls into lush agricultural areas
By using an ancient method of rainwater harvesting, Rajendra Singh is bringing about massive change to drought-stricken...
Water catastrophes: lessons from the 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia
In January 2014, an estimated 10,000 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol (or MCHM for short) spilled from...
Looking for a beer made from actual human piss? Urine luck.
In 2001 the hipsters of Portland planted the seed for a fascination with PBR that quickly spread nation-wide. So...
Watch Bill Gates drink water made from sewer sludge!
In his quest to help save the planet, Bill Gates has literally tasted the next evolution in waste...
Panasonic’s new technology can purify water using sunlight
A new technology from Panasonic could produce clean drinking water with the purifying power of sunlight. Using...
