Water

In a state known for severe droughts, having a front yard that requires watering is becoming a thing of the past.

• By Aleksandra Appleton

Polar Bear Club swimmers make their annual icy plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year's Day at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Showers, now a mainstay of our daily routines, were once a cure for insanity and criminality.

• By Kate Wheeling

The virus exposed the dire state of Liberia's water system, and forced the country to revamp the way it provides clean water access to its citizens.

• By Kate Thomas

The State of Mexico is a nexus for a dispute between the government and the women-led activists of one of the country's largest indigenous groups.

• By Meg Vatterott

A quick guide to Proposition 3, among the more confusing measures on which Californians will vote on November 6th.

• By Kate Wheeling

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an interview about news consumption habits to a feature story on how gerrymandering amplified the interests of the right.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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No, the state does not really have plenty of water.

• By Kate Wheeling

A conversation with Jan Null, a weather forecaster who explains why expectations of a wet winter are misplaced.

• By Matt Weiser

A team of experts from a number University of California schools argue that recharging groundwater to manage pollution should be permitted by the state.

• By Matt Weiser

According to a new study, wealthy and educated citizens could be the first to go.

• By Sophie Yeo

Regulators warnings that the Sites Reservoir may have to cut its stated water storage goals have thrown the future of the ambitious project into doubt.

• By Matt Weiser

This November, voters in Baltimore will decide on a charter amendment that would ban water system privatization preemptively.

• By Sarah Holder

The Trump administration is rolling back regulations aimed at preserving vital wetlands, but the state government isn't ready to cede control.

• By Matt Weiser

A research team in Canada has tested the use of environmental DNA to ease the process of identifying and surveying aquatic plants.

• By Sue Palminteri

California climatologists fact-check the president's tweets on fire and water.

• By Emily Moon

The Baltimore City Council on Monday introduced legislation that would make it illegal for Baltimore to sell or lease its water.

• By Jack Herrera

Tests have revealed that water in Parchment, Michigan, contains 20 times the federal health advisory for dangerous substances known as PFAS.

• By Emily Moon

Blue-green algae has bloomed again in Lake Okeechobee, filling waterways with putrid sludge that can contaminate local water and marine animals.

• By Rebecca Renner

The oil business in New Mexico is booming, but due to the state's stricter laws the groundwater being used to access petroleum is pumped in from Texas.

• By Matt Weiser

A conversation with Morgan Shimabuku about municipal stormwater leaders, overcoming barriers, and how better use of stormwater can increase climate change resilience.

• By Tara Lohan

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