Water

Trump Homelessness California Border

Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster

The president’s vanity project is sapping water from valuable animal habitats along the border and could doom countless climate migrants.

Jan 17, 2020 / William deBuys

Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water

Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water

In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power.

Nov 11, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar

Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues

Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues

The administration is planning to sabotage environmental oversight on public lands, privatize elements of the national park system, and stall the replacement of contaminated drinki...

Oct 18, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Philippines Indigenous Protestor

Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities

An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.

Jun 13, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia’s Economic Miracle Is an Environmental Tragedy Ethiopia’s Economic Miracle Is an Environmental Tragedy

Ethiopia’s rivers and lakes are now drying up at terrifying speed.

May 1, 2019 / Christelle Gérand

Flint Water Plant tower

With the Government Shut Down, Is Your Water Safe? With the Government Shut Down, Is Your Water Safe?

The government shutdown is putting further stress on a regulatory system already strained to the breaking point.

Jan 18, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act

Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act Trump Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act

Another attack on our environment. 

Dec 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Trump touring the Flint water plant

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Destroy Our Nation’s Water Systems Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Destroy Our Nation’s Water Systems

Privatization and deregulation could damage city water supplies and lead to pollution of our natural environment.

Jan 30, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Letters From the January 1-8, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 1-8, 2018, Issue

What happened—and what didn’t… The postmortem continues… Troubling the water [web only]…

Dec 14, 2017 / Our Readers

Pittsburgh reservoir

Pittsburgh’s Water System Is Why We Shouldn’t Run America Like a Business Pittsburgh’s Water System Is Why We Shouldn’t Run America Like a Business

For Pittsburgh, help from the private sector came at the cost of public health.

Nov 30, 2017 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

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