Water

When most people think about Phoenix, Arizona, they probably aren’t thinking about agriculture. The city—and... (more)

Jeff Wivholm isn’t partial to mountains. He likes to be able to see the weather... (more)

In June of 2021, an extreme heatwave hit the Pacific Northwest. From British Columbia to... (more)

The Haw River cuts through North Carolina’s Piedmont region from its source in Forsyth County.... (more)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly abbreviated as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are ubiquitous. They have... (more)

Eerily empty, abandoned fields stretch across the coast of the southeast United States, replacing once... (more)

Agriculture sucks a whopping 80 percent of the Colorado River’s water every year. The largest... (more)

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Salt is all around us—inside our oceans, beneath our feet, on our roadways, in our... (more)

On a recent market day at the San Francisco Ferry Building, Tory and Rebecca Torosian... (more)