Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis” Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”
To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.
Sep 6, 2022 / Makani Themba
The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania
Residents are uniting across political lines to battle corporations attempting to privatize their water systems.
Aug 8, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier
The Color of Water The Color of Water
In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of the California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.
Apr 16, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon
It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad
You’d think the wealthiest country in the world could supply its own population with drinkable water. But you’d be wrong.
Nov 17, 2021 / Rajan Menon
Charting a Sustainable Course for the Blue Economy Charting a Sustainable Course for the Blue Economy
Ocean industries are often even more polluting than their terrestrial counterparts.
Jun 8, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / David Helvarg and Jason Scorse
How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it?
Apr 13, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Harold R. Wanless
What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions
The water defenders recognized the fight was less a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong.
Mar 23, 2021 / Editorial / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’ ‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’
In the midst of death, thinking about life, art, the water’s edge, and Paul Robeson.
Sep 16, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Aja Beech
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
Apr 21, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben
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