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A man walks on a patch of land that is dried and cracked
EnvironmentThe world has entered a ‘global water bankruptcy,’ but markets are mispricing water as drought costs rise to $307 billion annually, analysts warn
By Sasha RogelbergApril 23, 2026
Lake Powell
EnvironmentOfficials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricity
By Mead Gruver, Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressApril 22, 2026
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CommentaryThe next energy superpower will make its own fuel
By Gregory ConstantineMarch 17, 2026
Trump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Secret fresh water
EnvironmentFirst-of-its-kind study finds ‘secret fresh water’ that may stretch from New Jersey to Maine
By Calvin Woodward, Carolyn Kaster, Rodrique Ngowi and The Associated PressSeptember 7, 2025
New Mexico
Environment‘It’s so dystopian. It’s sad’: The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Morgan Lee and The Associated PressAugust 30, 2025
Colorado River
Environment‘It’s getting pretty scary’: The Colorado River, 40 million Americans, 7 states and no plan for how to manage inevitable decline
By Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
Mr Beast
SuccessMrBeast leads online creators in $40 million fundraiser to build better quality water projects around the world
By James Pollard and The Associated PressAugust 4, 2025
Eric Schmidt sitting pretty
AIEx-Google CEO says superintelligence is tech’s holy grail—but the U.S. is ill-equipped to address its ‘natural limit’
By Dave SmithJuly 18, 2025
A man fills a Heli-Hydrant
InnovationA firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant
By Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson and The Associated PressMay 23, 2025
Vials containing water with forever chemicals, or PFAS
EnvironmentTrump’s EPA is about to roll back limits on forever chemicals in drinking water that were imposed by the Biden administration
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressMay 14, 2025
Crews are still working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left millions without electricity for the second time in months
EnvironmentCrews are still working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left millions without electricity for the second time in months
By Danica Coto and The Associated PressApril 17, 2025
Trump signed an executive order targeting another foe: Showerheads that guzzle water
PoliticsTrump signed an executive order targeting another foe: Showerheads that guzzle water
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 10, 2025
Utah is poised to be the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems
HealthUtah is poised to be the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems
By Chris MorrisMarch 10, 2025
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sit next to each other smiling
EnvironmentHeidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing Los Angeles after losing their home to wildfires, claiming the city neglected to fix a reservoir that was out of commission for almost a year
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2025
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Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regretsplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
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Jamie Dimon gets candid about national debt: ‘There will be a bond crisis, and then we’ll have to deal with it’placeholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleApril 29, 2026
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‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workersplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergApril 28, 2026
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