Should Chicago Dye Its River Green for St. Patrick’s Day? The dye is considered environmentally friendly, but some groups say the river shouldn’t be altered By Lydia Larsen March 16, 2024 In this story: water, clean water, holidays, urban living
Dengue Fever Is Spreading With Climate Change and Urbanization The mosquito-borne disease is on the rise even in countries with no history of dengue epidemics By Jill Langlois March 5, 2024 In this story: water, urban living, climate change, health
A Tale of Two Sea Level Rise Solutions Coastal communities in California brace for the future in radically different ways By Claire Greenburger February 27, 2024 In this story: water
The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’s White River Once considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback? By Robert Annis February 4, 2024 In this story: clean water, water, rivers, racial justice
Biden Administration Supports Removal of Four Dams on the Snake River Decommissioning the dams is the first step toward restoring salmon runs and respecting Native treaties By Isobel Whitcomb December 14, 2023 In this story: water, salmon, endangered species, fish
Dear Los Angeles: You’re Drinking Indigenous Water How LA can localize its water supply and finally do right by the Owens Valley Paiute tribes Text and photographs by Kelly Ramsey October 9, 2023 In this story: indigenous communities, water
Coal Dust Is Blowin’ in the Wind That black stuff spilling off railcars is a threat to public health and waterways across the United States By Austyn Gaffney September 26, 2023 In this story: coal, coal ash, health, water, toxics
How to Think Like a Watershed The Platte Basin Timelapse turns science into photographic poetry By Carson Vaughan September 25, 2023 In this story: photography, water, saving wild places, wildlife
When Extreme Atmospheric Rivers, Storms, and Floods Become the Norm In an era of increasing weather whiplash between floods and droughts, can we learn to embrace the rains? By Serena Renner August 20, 2023 In this story: climate change, water, science, disaster relief, rivers
Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation in Colorado River Case 155 years after signing a treaty with the US government, tribe still unable to quantify water rights By Morgan Sjogren June 23, 2023 In this story: indigenous communities, water, Supreme Court