Water Scarcity News Features
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In First For U.S., Las Vegas Water Officials Want To Ban Nonfunctional Grass
4/21/2021
As water scarcity affects wide swathes of the U.S., water systems across the country have asked consumers to take measures like forgoing car washes, replacing grass lawns with dry-weather plants, and using low-flow appliances.
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California Prepares For Return Of Drought, Conservation
4/14/2021
It appears that California’s recent period of source water relief has been all too short as the state once again faces drought conditions that underscore just how large of a challenge lack of this resource can be.
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Louisiana Aquifers Face Critical Shortage
3/31/2021
As a Gulf Coast state struck with notoriously frequent flooding, Louisiana is well-known for its struggles with stormwater issues.
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Southwestern Drought Conditions Increased Up To Fivefold Last Year
1/27/2021
It’s well known that source water scarcity is one of the American Southwest’s most pervasive drinking water problems. But it may be hard to believe just how dramatically the problem grew last year.
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Mexican President Vows To Pay U.S. Water Debt
9/29/2020
Mexico has until October 24, 2020, to pay back a water debt to the United States, per a decades-old water-sharing pact between the two countries. Although his citizens have taken action to protest the arrangement, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has vowed that the debt will be paid.
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Planned Pipeline Will Bring Treated Wastewater To Drought-Stricken Southwest
9/1/2020
As the southwestern U.S. experiences acute source-water scarcity, a major infrastructure project may soon offer relief to the region — particularly its oil and gas operations — while reducing the stress being placed on increasingly strained groundwater.
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Cattle Found To Be Major Cause Of Water Scarcity
7/22/2020
Persistent water stress throughout much of the U.S. is linked to multiple causes, including climate change that is warming temperatures and growing populations that put additional strain on available source water.
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As Summer Intensifies, Large Sections Of Country Threatened By Drought
7/8/2020
As summer weather intensifies across the country, large regions are struggling to maintain source water supplies and serve consumers with drinking water.
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Some Americans Are Facing Coronavirus Without Access To Water
4/8/2020
For months, the coronavirus and resulting COVID-19 disease have spread around the globe, hospitalizing hundreds of thousands of Americans and disrupting nearly every facet of life across the nation.
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Searching For Water To Reach The Stars
2/15/2020
It may be decades or longer before technology allows the colonization of other planets, but space exploration for one of the most vital resources — water — is already in full swing.