The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

Near Houston, an LLC’s request to withdraw nearly the entirety of a local aquifer’s water capacity has sparked outrage from residents and officials. ● A new law went into effect last week in the ...

Discover the implications of Trump's proposed cuts to infrastructure funding for drinking water and sewer systems.

The Trump administration proposed this month to allow coal-fired power plants to pour more climate-changing gases into the atmosphere. The Environmental Protection Agency also wants to shred 35 years ...

And lastly, President Trump rescinds an agreement on Columbia River hydropower operations. “USDA and EPA have never been more aligned on the need for more American grown biofuels…America’s national ...

Atop one of the world’s tallest freshwater sand dunes in northern Michigan’s Benzie County there’s a place to marvel–dawn or dusk–at the magnificence of the Lake Michigan shoreline. The view ...

Communities in southern Ecuador are used to water scarcity and uncertain rainfall. They live where two ocean currents converge, a unique location wherein yearly rainfall can range from just 12 inches ...

Children in an informal settlement in Kabul, in a photo from 2013, operate a hand pump. Photo © EU – EC/ECHO/Pierre Prakash Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan and ...

Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States for Circle of Blue. Brett also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s ...

Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan’s southeast coast is known to visitors for its vacation feel and beautiful beaches. But it’s also one of the poorest cities in Michigan. In recent years, the area has ...