As climate change continues to cause sea level rise, some regions will experience saltwater intrusions into their drinking water supplies. When drinking water supplies get too salty, they are no longer drinkable and it costs huge amounts of money and resources to find solutions. Water resource managers and public officials are concerned that when rivers […]
Washing your hands for 20 seconds (two rounds of the Happy Birthday song) is part of the holy trinity of keeping your self healthy as the novel Coronavirus makes its way across the country. It’s hard to wash your hands without water in your home, but many who can’t afford to pay their water bills […]
The Water Footprint Calculator (WFC) lesson plans teach students about the value of water to most every aspect of human life, from growing food to producing energy. Food Tank reached out to the WFC team to find out how the lesson plans help people better understand the many steps it takes to make our lifestyles […]
The impact of the global shutdown brought about by the Coronavirus is evident in photos showing clearer air and water in places that haven’t seen clear air and water in awhile. But with so many people staying home, what’s the impact on our water usage? According to the Pacific Institute’s Dr. Peter Gleick, while we’re […]
Cattle feed production in the Western United States account for 32 percent of water use in those arid lands and irrigation of cattle feed crops is the greatest cause of water depletion for one-third of rivers in the West, according to a study published in Nature Sustainability. The team of researchers investigated the West to […]
The nexus between water, energy, and food today is fragile—made all the more so by climate change, catastrophic weather events, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The devastation of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria provided a good example of recovery of the WEF Nexus as all three systems were destroyed and recovery efforts focused on urban areas. […]
H₂O, The Molecule That Made Us, is a three-part documentary series “that tells the human story through our relationship to water. Water has been at the heart of the human story since the very beginning, and now, we face a crisis of unprecedented proportions: we can no longer take water for granted.” The series is […]
A controversial water pipeline that pitted Las Vegas against a rural area in Nevada for 30 years was ended for now. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) — in charge of Las Vegas’ water supply — doesn’t currently view the rural groundwater as vital. Conservation by Las Vegas metro area households and businesses has driven […]
On March 30, the EPA designated water professionals — like water and wastewater treatment operators, and water utility managers — as essential workers. This might seem obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it solidifies the importance of safe, clean water and those who work in that field. From the EPA news release: Ensuring that all […]
