Changing Tides
A 25-acre property in New Orleans will soon become part of a series of small but important steps toward more effective and sustainable water management in the Big Easy.
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Water
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Unknown, Unregulated, Undrinkable
A probable human carcinogen has been found in water systems throughout California. Farm towns are fighting the state…
A Brief History of Drowning
Drowning has been a common cause of death since the Middle Ages. How do we prevent it when…
Classified Cables Show the Real-Life Results of What Research Predicted: Climate Change Sparked…
A new analysis offers a view of the effects of the 2009 drought in Syria. By Francie Diep…
How America Forgot About the Lead in Its Water
In the mid-1980s, a raft of new research found America's children also ingested lead from paint chips and dust, shifting the public focus from tap water to paint.
Is Water a Fundamental Human Right?
On a search to find our right to clean drinking water in U.S. and international law.
Why Is It So Easy for Officials to Cover Up Drinking Water Scandals?
Vague regulations let government officials hide drinking water contamination from the public.
The Referendum That Could Have Saved Flint
Michigan's voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
A 150-Year Timeline of the Flint Water Crisis
Lessons about Flint’s long history of dirty water—from 1873 to the latest revelations about toxic taps.
Flint Is What Happens When a Small-Government, Anti-Spending Philosophy Rules the Day
The crisis in Flint, Michigan, reveals the dangerous downside of treating public safety as just another line item.