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How Big Ag Pollutes America’s Waters and Makes Money Doing It
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report on Big Ag’s impact on America’s waters: It’s been 33 years since an Iowa State University agronomist named Fred Blackmer thought he’d struck gold for Midwestern corn farmers. Using a fairly simple three-step method, Blackmer developed an analytical tool that could accurately tell farmers exactly how much fertilizer […]
Read more »Running Dry: Can the Farm Bill Help Fix the Racial Water Gap?
July 21st, 2023
Via Yes! Magazine, commentary on how decades of disinvestment have led to racialized disparities in access to safe drinking water and effective wastewater services: For years, Michael Prado has provided bottled water to his neighbors in Sultana, a town of about 785 people in California’s Central Valley. That’s because most wells in town have been contaminated by […]
Read more »Private Firms Scour Booming Nevada Desert For Water Profits
July 19th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an article on private firms scour booming Nevada desert for water profits: Beneath a bone-dry Nevada lakebed, close to the dusty desert where the Burning Man festival is held each year, an ambitious water project is reshaping this pocket of the US West.A giant, natural underground aquifer containing enough water to supply […]
Read more »Want to Win a Chip War? You’re Gonna Need a Lot of Water
July 19th, 2023
Via Wired, a report on how the US is spending billions to boost semiconductor manufacturing but – for the new plants to crank out silicon chips – they need to source millions of gallons of ultra-pure water: BUILDING A SEMICONDUCTOR factory requires enormous quantities of land and energy, then some of the most precise machinery on Earth to […]
Read more »The Cash Is Always Greener: Hamptonites Are Shelling Out 6 Figures to Keep Lawns Lush
July 18th, 2023
Courtesy of Vanity Fair, an interesting look at the passion – and cost (in terms of water and money) – that some Americans have over lawns where, in the Hamptons, some residents spend nearly half a million dollars and truck in water to keep their estates looking impeccable: To achieve that perfect green lawn, well-heeled […]
Read more »State Report Shows Florida May Run Out of Fresh Drinking Water
July 18th, 2023
Via CBS12 News, an article on a state report shows Florida may run out of fresh drinking water: According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida might be running out of fresh drinking water. The state’s current fresh water supply is projected to not be able to keep up with how many people are […]
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