Water

The aquifers in question are located in the Sonoma Lowlands sub-basin, and they are each a vital source of irrigation water for grape growing.

• By Matt Weiser

The Michigan journalist talks about her new book, the state of Flint's water, and how we reckon with a negligent government.

• By Leah Angstman

Lost in the excitement around the legislation is the fact that water agencies have no way to measure how much water their customers use indoors.

• By Matt Weiser

Due to farming, coal mining, and climate change, the Colombian capital's unique water ecosystem is disrupting the delicate balance that ensures water for the city.

• By Lucy Sherriff

Heightening the dam will increase the size of California's largest reservoir, but it could also create problems for local fish and wildlife populations.

• By Alastair Bland

How rising seas are already dismantling our ideas of home.

• By Elizabeth Rush

California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at reducing water consumption in the state, even in non-drought conditions.

• By Kate Wheeling

Even after 35 years of efforts to resolve the issue, toxic farm water is being pushed into a local park and showing up in the eggs of local bird species.

• By Matt Weiser

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In Idaho, a state with stringent water rights, the people have managed to recharge the essential Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer that supplies hundreds of thousands with water.

• By Matt Weiser

Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday that the city's water supply is safe for residents.

• By Ashley Hackett

Pakistani farmers use tractors at the Kabul River to pump water used for field irrigation on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 22nd, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Highlighting the exploration of solutions to today's water challenges, and the people working toward global water security.

• By Candace Butera

A visitor participates at an event during the eighth World Water Forum in Brasília, Brazil, on March 20th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A conversation with a biology professor about how technology could provide new insights into complex water systems.

• By Matt Weiser

Big Sky, Montana, is looking to become one of a handful of cities to tackle its water shortage problem through snowmaking with sewage-treated water.

• By Matt Weiser

After a difficult year, the governor has allocated a large portion of his 2018–19 budget to addressing environmental concerns.

• By Alastair Bland

Cape Town is on track to run out of water, and official city communication has been anything but exemplary—a fact that could doom the ruling political party.

• By Rosa Lyster

As water shortages increase across the country, beer companies are adapting to this new reality in innovative ways.

• By Robert Glennon

Small communities across America don't cope well with water shortages, but one group from UCLA has created something to fix that.

• By Matt Weiser

The EPA has been working on potential changes to the rule for years, but pressure to revise the rule increased after the Flint water crisis.

• By Kate Wheeling

Experts are concerned about how rainfall could spread toxic chemicals and destabilize hillsides thus threatening to damage the region's water supply.

• By Alastair Bland

The Bureau of Land Management under Trump reversed an Obama-era decision that would have subjected the pipeline to a new environmental review.

• By Kate Wheeling

The last few months have seen heavy rainfall in the Golden State, which could spell trouble for California’s dams.

• By Anumita Kaur