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Texas asks voters to approve billions to avoid future water shortages

June 18, 2025

Brady Dennis – MSN.com (The Washington Post) June 18, 2025 Lawmakers in the Lone Star State will ask voters to make a Texas-size investment in the state’s water future, as part of a push to stave off looming shortages in one of the fastest-growing corners of the nation. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday afternoon… >> Read More

NASA Satellite Captures Massive Wastewater Flow off California Coast

June 13, 2025

Natalia Mesa – Gizmodo.com June 13, 2025 In 2022, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched a satellite sensor to map minerals in the Earth’s dusty, arid regions. But that’s not all it’s useful for—in a new study, scientists used the spectroscopic tool to study massive amounts of sewage flowing into the sea off the Southern California… >> Read More

U.S. water infrastructure is crumbling: It’s time to revitalize it

June 13, 2025

Nathan Creech – Fast Company June 13, 2025 In an age defined by self-driving cars, autonomous spacecraft, and artificial intelligence, it may come as no surprise that the science of effective water management often goes unnoticed. Many of us—especially in the U.S.—have grown accustomed to the convenience of clean, reliable water, and often take it… >> Read More

As data center demand soars, Amazon expands use of recycled waste water to cool its cloud

June 9, 2025

Lisa Stiffler – GeekWire June 9, 2025 Amazon Web Services is more than halfway to its 2030 goal of being “water positive” — meaning it replenishes more clean water than it uses. And supporting that effort is a newly announced initiative to expand its use of recycled waste water instead of drinking water to cool… >> Read More

This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

June 9, 2025

David Condos, Ryan Kellman – NPR.org June 9, 2025 ST. GEORGE, Utah — Water scarcity, population growth and climate change are on a collision course in the American West. That’s clear in cities like St. George, a desert community surrounded by stunning red rock cliffs and mesas in Utah’s southwest corner. The population is booming and climate… >> Read More

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