The future of humanity’s “lifeblood” — water — is under threat worldwide, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday at the opening of the global body’s first major meeting on water resources in nearly half a century. “We’ve broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater,” Antonio Guterres said at the three-day summit in New York,… >> Read More
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — For centuries, Native American tribal leaders and others have trekked to this oasis to unwind and relax in the abundant hot springs that course underground, bubbling up through the crusty desert floor. But amid a worsening regional drought, the town with the curious name is losing 200 million gallons of… >> Read More
The village of Westmont has identified the worker who died on Thursday after becoming stuck in an underground water main vault that flooded with water. » Read More
Residents living next to a huge sewage pipe which was built outside their front doors say they are woken up by the sound of POOS being flushed away. The above ground pipe snakes around Bovis Homes’ Wendelburie Rise development in Wellingborough, Northants. It was installed last November while Anglian Water fixed an underground pipe following… >> Read More
JACKSON, Miss – Organizations in Jackson, Mississippi, are asking for help from other states as the water crisis dries up resources. It’s been over five months since the Pearl River crested and Jackson, Mississippi’s water system failed. Now, crews are working to replace the pipe system, but families and businesses are prepared to go without… >> Read More