Aug 31 Watch Multinational corporations take action on water scarcity By PBS News Hour In the first installment of the Financial Times' series, "A world without water," environmental correspondent Pilita Clark looks at the cost to companies as the threat of water scarcity grows. Clark spoke with NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan about global competition for… Continue watching
Aug 04 Toledo mayor lifts city’s water ban By News Desk Toldeo’s mayor says the city’s tap water is safe to drink, lifting a ban that has affected nearly 400,000 people in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan since Saturday. Mayor D. Michael Collins lifted the ban at a Monday morning news… Continue reading
Jul 30 The changing face of California’s water war By Spencer Michels As California suffers through an historic drought, with penalties for wasting water going into effect this week, something unusual is going on: the state and the farmers seem to be agreeing on how to manage groundwater. Or how not to… Continue reading
Jul 15 California considers emergency water rules, steep fines to cope with drought By Kyla Calvert Mason The proposed rules would prohibit individuals from allowing runoff during outdoor watering, washing cars with open hoses, spraying down sidewalks or other hard surfaces, and using potable water in decorative fountains. There would be a $500 fine for breaking those… Continue reading
Jul 11 How math is growing more strawberries in California By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Growing strawberries takes water, sunshine, soil...and math. Mathematicians are helping farmers in the Parajo Valley grow more berries using less water with the power of numbers. Continue reading
May 16 Recycled water in Arizona staves off drought By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The city of Tucson expects to use up its drinkable water by 2030. Civil engineers are redesigning the city's water system to recycle waste water to use every last drop. Continue reading
May 14 Federal government says oil and gas well oversight needs improvement By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The federal agency tasked with managing oil and gas development on Wednesday acknowledged it needed to do more to improve oversight of drilling, pointing to a lack of funding as reasons it failed to inspect oil and gas… Continue reading
Mar 20 Twitter chat: What are the biggest threats to U.S. waters and marine life? By News Desk Join PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. Thursday about water, and its impact on your world. Continue reading
Mar 13 Californians could shell out more money to fix water system By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Water in California is critically underfunded, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California. The 81-page report estimates that plugging the leaks in the state’s water system could cost an extra $150 to $230 a… Continue reading