Water Scarcity News Features

  1. Trump Administration Reverses California Water Rules Amid Controversy 1/24/2025

    Just one month after the Biden administration announced long-awaited water delivery rules for California, newly inaugurated President Trump put forth a presidential action to develop a revised plan within 90 days.

  2. New Reservoir Aims To Secure Water For Panama Canal 7/31/2024

    The Panama Canal has been facing ongoing challenges regarding its water supply, an issue dating back to its inception in 1914. While water levels in Gatun Lake were originally sufficient, increasing demands have continuously strained the resource.

  3. Mexico City Nearly Out Of Drinking Water 4/11/2024

    One of the largest cities in the world, Mexico City, is facing a severe water crisis due to drought conditions exacerbated by climate change and infrastructure problems. Scientists are now concerned the region could hit a “day zero” scenario, where water supplies completely run out.

  4. U.S. Groundwater Drying Up At 'Rapid And Accelerating' Rate 2/6/2024

    As a warming climate intensifies drought and increasing consumption around the country stresses systems, a recent study has uncovered more bad news for the country’s drinking water supplies.

  5. With Presidential Election Looming, Colorado River States Urgently Pursue New Deal 1/17/2024

    The clock is ticking for the consumers who count on one of the nation’s most important, and most imperiled, water sources to figure out how they can preserve that source into the future.

  6. New Mexico Wants To Reuse Fracking Wastewater 1/9/2024

    As water scarcity worsens across the U.S., the most drought-stricken regions are turning to innovative conservation processes that can make a positive difference. And now, new progress is being made in New Mexico toward that end.

  7. The Latest Solution To Global Drought Means Wrangling Icebergs Themselves 1/2/2024

    In a startling sign of just how challenging it has become to secure drinking water amid increasing drought, new ventures are launching with the goal of wrangling one of the largest and most inaccessible sources on earth.

  8. Major Bottled Water Brands Could Be Forced To Make Big Changes As Drought Worsens 1/1/2024

    As source water around the world continues to diminish in the face of growing demand and warming climate, alarms are being raised around increasing consumption by BlueTriton Brands — owner of major bottled water products like Poland Spring, Arrowhead, and Deer Park — as it taps endangered spring water sources.

  9. Patchwork Of Rules Is Making The Country's Drought Problems Much Worse 11/22/2023

    The growth of one of water systems’ biggest problems may not be caused by climate change alone. New research shows that it could be accelerating thanks to poor management by regulators.

  10. How Poland Springs Attempted To Thwart Water Protection Rules 11/15/2023

    A recent effort to protect source water in Maine was thwarted by a surprising opponent: lobbyists representing one of the world’s largest bottled water companies.