Environment
John Wesley Powell, Great Explorer of the American West
He was the first to survey the Colorado River, 150 years ago—and his ideas about water resources in that arid region were prescient
Stories by Robert Glennon
Climate
The Unfolding Tragedy of Climate Change in Bangladesh
A three-foot rise in sea level would submerge almost 20 percent of the country and displace more than 30 million people—and the actual rise by 2100 could be significantly more
Engineering
America's Water Supply: The Corrosion of a Proud Tradition
U.S. communities suffer from about a quarter of a million water main breaks every year, mostly due to aging pipes
