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This Growing Climate Threat Could Be Increasing Your Blood Pressure

A growing body of research suggests that saltwater leaching into freshwater supplies is increasing the risk of human health problems.

By Kiley Price

Why Trump Keeps Blaming the Delta Smelt for California’s Water Woes—and What It Could Mean for Endangered Species

By Kiley Price

An aerial view of Lake Okeechobee near Clewiston, Fla. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Billions of Gallons of Freshwater Are Dumped at Florida’s Coasts. Environmentalists Want That Water in the Everglades

By Amy Green

An Afghan scientist gathers water and soil samples at a water outflow from Bagram Airfield, formerly America's largest military base in Afghanistan. Credit: Kern Hendricks

America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up

By Lynzy Billing

"This is a particularly stupid reservoir," says rancher Deirdre Macnab, who opposes the Wolf Creek Reservoir project, "and we can’t afford stupid reservoir projects.” Credit: Lee Pruitt

As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it

By Wyatt Myskow

Aerial view of the Pantanal wetlands, in Mato Grosso state, Brazil on March 8, 2018. Credit: Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images

Water as Part of the Climate Solution

By Charlie Miller

Mediterranean Sea. Credit: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images

Changing Patterns of Ocean Salt Levels Give Scientists Clues to Extreme Weather on Land

By Bob Berwyn

Freshwater Flow Into Oceans Steadily Rising

By Lisa Song

Energy Production Pushing Water Supply to Choke Point

By Lisa Song

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