Yikes. “Between 2000 and 2011, 2.1% of those water systems had average annual uranium concentrations that exceeded EPA maximums. Uranium was detected in water systems 63% of the time during compliance monitoring.” | learn more
“The legislation would fund projects that address aging infrastructure and improve water quality, remove lead pipes from schools, and update infrastructure to be more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather and climate change.” | learn more
A sad, eye-opening and powerful story about the many cities that can’t supply running water to their people, creating an opening for oft-unscrupulous private tanker operators. | learn more
“Making a bet on climate change, the university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related rights. In a warming planet, few resources will be as strained as water. ‘It was surprising, the prices they were willing […]
Get ready for a very long read about Stewart Resnick and his water-guzzling empire (Wonderful Pistachios, Halos, POM, and FIJI). He is, “the biggest farmer in the United States, a fact he has tried to keep hidden while he has […]
“Now scientists have demonstrated how effective a specially-designed form of graphene can be at purifying water with a pretty challenging test: the filter made water from Sydney Harbour safe to drink in one step.” | learn more
Ryan Bradley from WIRED went out into the desert with a panel from NBD Nanotechnologies that extracts water from thin air. | learn more
“Now scientists have demonstrated how effective a specially-designed form of graphene can be at purifying water with a pretty challenging test: the filter made water from Sydney Harbour safe to drink in one step.” | learn more
Ryan Bradley from WIRED went out into the desert with a panel from NBD Nanotechnologies that extracts water from thin air. | learn more
Well, this looks bad. | learn more