Water

Protecting it from overuse, pollution, and privatization.

How Felton, Calif., Achieved Water Independence

by Tara Lohan

posted May 27, 2010

A tiny Californian town took back its water supply—and your town can too.

Food in Dry Times

by Frederick Kirschenmann

posted May 27, 2010

An old North Dakota farm is a laboratory for growing food when water runs short.

3 World Water Wins

by Maude Barlow, Anil Naidoo, Meera Karunananthan

posted May 27, 2010

Around the world, people are taking control of their water supply.

The Water We Need

by Madeline Ostrander

posted May 27, 2010

Senior editor Madeline Ostrander introduces the Water Solutions issue.

River Rescue: Citizen Riverkeepers Protect Their Waters

by Elizabeth Grossman

posted May 27, 2010

Who protects the public's right to clean, accessible waterways? We do.

Protecting our Water Commons: Interview with Robert Kennedy Jr.

by Sarah van Gelder

posted May 27, 2010

We can be the most powerful protectors of our own sources of water.

Restoring California's Wild Watersheds

by Jane Braxton Little

posted May 27, 2010

Why more water for wildlife means more water for people.

6 Simple Ways to Bring the Water Revolution Home

by Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, Berit Anderson, Ashlee Green, Keith Rutowski

posted May 27, 2010

Get tight with your water budget, live large on dishwater, save some rain, and get your activist feet wet (really).

Water: Will There Be Enough?

by Sandra Postel

posted May 27, 2010

Dams and drills can’t create new water. Time to start working with nature.

It’s Everybody’s Water

posted May 19, 2010

It's time we fall in love with the bundle of atoms that makes Earth possible.

Graywater Guerrillas

posted May 13, 2010

Learn how to reuse graywater, harvest rainwater, and install composting and dry toilets.

An Urban Wilderness in Milwaukee

by Eddee Daniel

posted May 13, 2010

The Menomonee River watershed in Milwaukee is what Eddee Daniel calls an "urban wilderness", and it is something that should and can exist in every American town and city.

A Sea Change :: Film Trailer

posted May 13, 2010

Hidden below the waves, ocean acidification is wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems.

The Waterkeeper Alliance

posted May 13, 2010

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. introduces the work of the Waterkeeper Alliance.

The Beaver Solution: Beaver Dams Instead of Concrete Dams

posted May 13, 2010

The Land Council recommends the reintroduction of Beavers in Washington. Beavers will build dams which store water and increase creek flows in the late summer.