Biscayne Bay Is Slowly Becoming the Ocean
A 20-year record reveals an estuary tipping toward a saltier, more acidic state. These conditions threaten its hammerhead shark nursery and the aquifer that supplies Miami’s drinking water.
By Kate Waxman
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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.
By Anika Jane Beamer
As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water
By Emily Payne
Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers
By Dylan Baddour
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
By Martha Pskowski
Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water
By Douglas J. Guth
Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer
By Susan Cosier
Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows
By Wyatt Myskow
In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams
By Dylan Baddour
South Texas Developers Make a Sales Pitch to Sell Groundwater. Will Laredo Buy It?
By Martha Pskowski
Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas
By Martha Pskowski
Texas Regulators Report More Than 250 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination
By Martha Pskowski
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
By Nina B. Elkadi
The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say
By Caroline Marshall Reinhart
Customers Sue an Arizona Water District Amid Drought and Surging Demand
By Wyatt Myskow
White House Looks to Safeguard Groundwater Supplies as Aquifers Decline Nationwide
By Wyatt Myskow
In Idaho, Water Shortages Pit Farmers Against One Another
By Daniel Rothberg
Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates
By Liza Gross
