
Utah’s Great Salt Lake may be hiding a massive reservoir of fresh water
Fresh-water-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as three or four kilometers below the Great Salt Lake’s basin, a new study suggests

Utah’s Great Salt Lake may be hiding a massive reservoir of fresh water
Fresh-water-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as three or four kilometers below the Great Salt Lake’s basin, a new study suggests

There might be less water on the moon than we’d hoped
New satellite data come up dry as the search for lunar ice continues


The scientific quest to explore the hidden complexity of ice
Ice has many forms beyond the mundane stuff produced in a standard freezer

World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns
Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found

Deep-Sea Desalination Pulls Fresh Water from the Depths
Companies are experimenting with deep-sea tech to produce cheaper fresh water

As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted

See How Drought Whiplash Led to California Wildfires
California is experiencing wider swings between wet and dry spells

The Nation’s Chief Engineers Turn to Nature to Improve Flood Protection
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission. Will this enlightened approach prevail?

Wildfires May Be Contaminating Los Angeles Water with Harmful Chemicals
Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do

Trump’s Erroneous Claims about the Los Angeles Fire Response, Debunked
President-elect Trump has incorrectly blamed California water management for the destruction from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area

Book Review: In a Drowning New York City, Can All of Natural History Be Saved?
In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark for its empathy

Searching for Underwater Treasure with Magnet Fishers
With the help of a powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of polluted waterways