water use and conservation

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Leo Ortega
Environment

California’s years of drought, water issues push spirit makers to grow agave—but they’re not allowed to call it mezcal or tequila

By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
November 5, 2023
Alan Mazzotti
Environment

‘There’s no future after me’: Colorado pumpkin man says drought, labor, water issues will end his family business. ‘My boys won’t farm’

By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson and The Associated Press
October 29, 2023
Lynn Rosenquist, Lanny Rosenquist
Environment

Millions of Americans might be poisoning themselves because they don’t test their well water

By Tony Leys and KFF Health News
October 26, 2023
Katie Hobbs
Environment

Saudi Arabia was pumping water on 10,000 acres of drought-stricken Arizona. The governor just stripped its leases

By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
October 4, 2023
Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
Environment

Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 

By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
October 1, 2023
California orders Arrowhead bottled water to stop drawing from mountain springs it’s used for more than a century
Environment

California orders Arrowhead bottled water to stop drawing from mountain springs it’s used for more than a century

By Adam Beam, Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
September 20, 2023
Portrait of EcoLab CEO Christophe Beck in front of wooden wall.
Leadership

The CEO of water management company Ecolab doesn’t think fossil fuels are going away anytime soon: ‘We will need more oil and gas than we use today’

By
August 28, 2023
Drinking water
Health

You have a roughly 50% chance of drinking cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ from any U.S. faucet, massive government study finds

By John Flesher and The Associated Press
July 6, 2023
bird's eye view of a big water treatment facility
Environment

The biggest water company in the U.K. is also polluting its rivers. Now, it desperately needs a government rescue to turn things around

By
June 28, 2023
Is Google a bad neighbor? A fight over water use at a huge data center is exposing deeper issues in an Oregon town
Features

Is Google a bad neighbor? A fight over water use at a huge data center is exposing deeper issues in an Oregon town

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June 6, 2023
Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix because there’s no longer enough water
Environment

Arizona is cutting housing construction near Phoenix because there’s no longer enough water

By Jacques Billeaud, Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
June 2, 2023
Supreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop
Environment

Supreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop

By John Flesher, Michael Phillis and The Associated Press
May 26, 2023
3 Western states say they’ll cut their water use from the Colorado River if the U.S. government pays them $1.2 billion
Environment

3 Western states say they’ll cut their water use from the Colorado River if the U.S. government pays them $1.2 billion

By Suman Naishadham, Ken Ritter and The Associated Press
May 23, 2023
Aral Sea
Environment

The world’s largest lakes are losing 5.7 trillion gallons of water a year to climate change, study finds

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated Press
May 18, 2023
Wealthy elites’ swimming pools and lush gardens are leading to water shortages for everyone else
Success

Wealthy elites’ swimming pools and lush gardens are leading to water shortages for everyone else

By
April 15, 2023

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