Water

After a Century Powering Its Growth With Dams, Seattle Settles With Tribes That Lost Their River

By Blaine Harden

As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods

By Bob Berwyn

In Puerto Rico, an Innovative Water Treatment System Fortifies a Community

Story and photos by Sarah Mattalian

As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water

By Emily Payne

Flooding in Chicago Is Getting Worse. Here’s Why.

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment

By Anika Jane Beamer

California Will Soon Have More Than 300 Data Centers. Where Will They Get Their Water?

By Steven Rodas

Disaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT and The Texas Newsroom, and Emily Salazar of KEDT

Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates

By Georgina Gustin

Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

By Teresa Tomassoni

Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT

At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

Independent Testing Where Tesla’s Lithium Refinery Discharges Wastewater Found Toxic Metals

By Arcelia Martin

New Mexico’s Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat

By Tina Deines

Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers

By Dylan Baddour

Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year

By Martha Pskowski

Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking

By Katie Surma

Low-Producing Oil Wells in Texas Cause Headaches for Landowners

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje