The Rundown USDA survey shows U.S. farms irrigated less land with less total water than five years ago – but used more ...

EDON, OH — For 60 years, this one stoplight Ohio town has been known as a place where time appears to stand still. With more ...

The Rundown White House science advisers approve a report to the president on national groundwater security. White House also ...

Contamination of the food-supply chain in Michigan in the 1970s was one of the worst mass poisonings in U.S. history. The events still resonate today. Alpha Clark was there when they started to bury ...

Water, or lack thereof, is often at the frontlines of conflict. By documenting water conflict across history, Dr. Peter Gleick, chief scientist and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, ...

As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as ...

The Rundown Army Corps builds a temporary barrier on Mississippi River bed to block upstream movement of salt water that threatens municipal drinking water. EPA announces $7.5 billion in low-interest ...

Even though the country is growing, U.S. water withdrawals dropped to the lowest level since before 1970 with steep declines for municipal and electric power sectors, according to a U.S. Geological ...

Brine is generally defined as water with a salt concentration higher than 50 parts per thousand, though some brines can be several times saltier Average salinity of the world’s oceans is roughly 35 ...