By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune September 1, 2026 The Corpus Christi City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday night to reject, again, an almost billion-dollar water treatment plant after a decade of effort and its long-term water supply still in question. The proposed desalination plant was intended to provide a drought-proof source of drinking water, but… >> Read More
By The Associated Press and Michael Phillis – Fortune.com September 1, 2026 The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line laid over terrain so rugged helicopters are often required to… >> Read More
By Evan Bush, nbcnews.com August 30, 2026 The Colorado River fills America’s salad bowl. It’s a vital source of water to Yuma County, Arizona, which grows 90% of the leafy greens the country consumes in the winter — but it’s nearing a crisis point. With the river’s water levels at record lows, Arizona is poised… >> Read More
By Alina Maria Stan, thenextweb.com August 14, 2026 The Green Chile pipeline that would fuel Oracle’s Project Jupiter data centre in New Mexico has been pushed from 15 August to 1 February 2027, according to a filing by Energy Transfer’s Transwestern unit. The state land commissioner has twice refused the route, citing water use and… >> Read More
By Lilia Luciano, Lucia | Suarez Sang, CBSnews.com August 7, 2026 Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. It comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues on the island. “It’s brutal,” San Juan… >> Read More