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A tractor pulls a machine for composting cow manure at a dairy farm in Fort Morgan, Colo. Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report

By Georgina Gustin

Dry land is exposed on the banks of the Lake Oroville reservoir due to low water levels during the California drought emergency on May 25, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

New Poll Shows Americans View Water That’s Safe to Drink and Reliably Supplied as Top Issues

By Wyatt Myskow

The site of a water pipeline project by the company Recharge through Lee County into Williamson County is pictured on March 28. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers

By Dylan Baddour

The Chicago skyline is seen across Lake Michigan from Whiting, Ind. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management

By Kacie Faith Kress

A view of a large fracking operation with the Front Range of Colorado in the background in Loveland, Colo. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking

By Jake Bolster, Martha Pskowski

A rendering of the Pure Water Center, which broke ground on Feb. 27 and is expected to be operational by 2028. Credit: Courtesy of El Paso Water

El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow

By Martha Pskowski

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge crosses the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Credit: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Water Agency Renews Concern That Sea-Level Rise Will Flood Drinking-Water Intakes in Philadelphia, Southern N.J.

By Jon Hurdle

Chris Bowers (right) surveys a site where nonfunctional turf is being replaced on the University of Northern Colorado campus on Jan. 15. The landscaping change will bring water use on that patch of campus down from about 3 million gallons each year to 1 million. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Replacing Grass Can Help Save Water, but Just How Much?

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Michael and Mindy McClung said they regret building a home in Marion County with the hope that public water would soon be installed. Well over a decade later, they're still waiting. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Where the Water Doesn’t Flow: Thousands Across Alabama Live Without Access to Public Water

By Lee Hedgepeth

The Shoshone Hydroelectric Facility sits beneath a busy stretch of Interstate 70 on Jan. 26, 2024. The Colorado River District is poised to spend $98.5 million on rights to its water in an effort to keep the Colorado River flowing for farms and cities in Western Colorado. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

In $100 Million Colorado River Deal, Water and Power Collide

By Alex Hager, KUNC

The sun shines on St. George, Utah on Jan. 25. Washington County's population has quadrupled since 1990, and projections say it could double again by 2050. Credit: David Condos/KUER

How One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties Plans to Find Water in the Desert

By David Condos, KUER

Stagnant water sits below the dry spillway of Falcon Dam in Starr County on Aug. 18, 2022. Credit: Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune

Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink

By Dylan Baddour

Workers at the Hale County Courthouse in Greensboro, Alabama, have found themselves facing a choice: work in uncomfortable conditions or use personal time to avoid chilly inside temperatures. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Hale Freezes Over

By Lee Hedgepeth

The Glen Canyon Dam, photographed in August 2021. Credit: Bureau of Reclamation

Lake Powell Is Still in Trouble. Here’s What’s Good and What’s Alarming About the Current Water Level

By Dan Gearino

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs at the Tempe Center for the Arts on September 28, 2023. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Arizona Governor Vows to Update State’s Water Laws

By Wyatt Myskow

Photo illustration by Derek Harrison. Photographs by Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group; Giuseppe Cacace/AFP; Olivier Morin/AFP; Yuan Hongyan/VCG via Getty Images

2023 in Climate News: Did Renewable Energy’s Surge Keep Pace With a Radically Warming Climate?

By ICN Staff

Cochise County residents like Steven Kisiel blame labor-intensive crops and dairy farms for the dwindling supply of groundwater that is causing residential wells to dry up. Credit: Aydali Campa/Inside Climate News

Rural Arizona Has Gone Decades Without Groundwater Regulations. That Could Soon Change.

By Wyatt Myskow

In an aerial view, a recovery vehicle drives past burned structures and cars two months after a devastating wildfire on October 9, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Libertarian Developer Looming Over West Maui’s Water Conflict

By Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle, Grist

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