After ‘Peak Water,’ the Days of Plenty Are Over
In a recent paper in Science of The Total Environment, a team of Chinese researchers created a model of the Urumqi No. 1 catchment in Xinjiang, China, and made a Continue Reading
Texas, refineries urged to plan storm shutdowns to cut pollution
Texas environment regulators should coordinate shutdowns of oil refineries and other petrochemical plants during major storms to avoid big releases of air pollution like during last year’s Hurricane Harvey, a Continue Reading
Agency Says Lake Mead Could Drop Below Critical Threshold
Nevada’s Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the West, is on track to fall below a critical threshold in 2020, according to a new forecast by the Bureau of Reclamation. Continue Reading
British groundwater monitors review oil and gas risks
British authorities said Monday they were working to examine the potential vulnerability to groundwater supplies from onshore oil and gas activity. The British Geological Survey and the nation’s Environment Agency Continue Reading
Falling Lake Mead Water Levels Prompt Detente in Arizona Feud
Arizona is the odd state out in agreeing to dramatically curtail water use from the Colorado River, raising tensions in the Southwest as extreme drought conditions return. At issue are Continue Reading
Why water is a growing faultline between Turkey and Iraq
They are from different generations, different countries, and live 1,100km apart. Yet the fates of Suleyman Agalday and Nashwa Nasr are intertwined by policies transforming the Tigris River that has irrigated Continue Reading
H2Oh! Water is actually two liquids disguised as one
“WATER is very strange,” says Anders Nilsson. He should know: he has been studying the stuff for most of his working life. His claim may be hard for the rest Continue Reading
The Next Big Crisis: Drinking Water
You might be looking at the next global crisis right now. Because as easily as most people get a clean drink out of the tap, billions of people can’t take Continue Reading
Offshore Drillers Get Some, Not All, They Sought in Trump Reform
The Trump administration is moving to relax some offshore drilling requirements imposed in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster but is rebuffing the oil industry’s plea for bigger changes. Proposed Continue Reading
California hydro generation, water levels jump; outlook still shows drought: state
Water supply levels in California were bolstered in March but still sit below normal, after several late winter storms increased snowpack and reservoir levels, according to the California Department of Continue Reading