An initiative of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder

‘Zero Day’ for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp...

California’s announcement represents uncharted territory and is meant to promote water conservation in what is already a dry water year.

Plastic pipes are polluting drinking water systems after wildfires – it’s a risk in...

Heat-damaged plastic pipes can continue to leach chemicals into water over time, and ridding a water system of the contamination can take months and millions of dollars.

Climate Change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking...

Climate change and warming temperatures are exacerbating heavy rainfall and flooding events.

‘Megadrought’ along border strains US-Mexico water relations

The United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall.

Cheap sewer pipe repairs can push toxic fumes into homes and schools – here’s...

Across the U.S., children and adults are increasingly exposed to harmful chemicals from a source few people are even aware of.

At least 2% of US public water systems are like Flint’s

Is your community’s water tainted with lead? The data might not have been reported.

New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to...

Flooding is the most frequent and costliest natural disaster in the United States, and its costs are projected to rise as the climate warms.

Two-thirds of Earth’s land is on pace to lose water as the climate warms...

There are growing concerns that many regions of the world will face water crises in the coming decades as rising temperatures exacerbate drought conditions.

The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause...

Fingernail-sized mollusks are spreading through U.S. rivers, lakes and bays, clogging water supply pipes and altering food webs.

Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather

Scientists are exploring how droughts can lead to chronically dry soil that sucks up more water than normal in the American West.