By Henry Grabar, The Atlantic March 18, 2026 On January 19, a six-foot-wide sewer pipe broke beneath the land alongside the Potomac River, nine miles northwest of the Lincoln Memorial. A landslide of dirt and rocks dammed the flow, and the products of a million toilets, showers, sinks, and washing machines in the Washington, D.C., suburbs… >> Read More
By Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun March 17, 2026 It looked for a moment that a gushing water line in east Walsenburg was to blame for taps running dry, a disaster declaration, boil water advisory and a hectic weekend of water challenges. But the water issues didn’t stop there. Walsenburg, a city of about 3,000… >> Read More
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2026 As drought tightens its grip on South Texas, city leaders in Corpus Christi are expected to deliver what could be the most sobering update yet on the region’s water supply outlook. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, officials are expected to present new modeling that outlines a… >> Read More
By Fanack Water Editorial Team, Fanack Water March 16, 2026 Iran’s water system is edging toward collapse as war damage, decades of mismanagement and a record drought converge. What was once a slow‑moving crisis is now accelerating, especially around Tehran and other major cities. Without deep reforms and investment in adaptation, millions of people will… >> Read More
By Owen James Burke, Surfer.com March 12, 2026 In 2013, when 18-year-old Dutch aerospace engineering student Boyan Slat dreamt up a solution to ocean plastics—and presented it in a TEDx Talk—could he have envisioned that, within hardly a decade’s time, his imaginations would come to fruition at such a scale? Probably. And despite much early… >> Read More