water crisis
A $90 million "smart" system has totally screwed up these residents' water bills
Water bills in Jackson are in the thousands as the city scrambles to fix what an "upgrade" was supposed to
Desalination Produces 50 Percent More Toxic Brine Than Previously Thought
The world’s desalination plants, which use energy intensive processes to remove salt from water, produce enough toxic brine each year to cover all of Florida under a foot of water.
Artificial Clouds in Shipping Containers May Be the Solution to the World’s Water Crisis
The Wood-to-Energy Deployed Water system pulls water from thin air by burning biomass and can produce enough water to meet the daily needs of 100 people.
Jane Philpott is determined not to fail on First Nations water
We talked to the Canadian minister responsible for fixing the boil water crisis on reserves.
Here’s what each party commits to First Nations in the Ontario election
VICE News asked about a range of issues, including drinking water, mining royalties, and the over-representation of Indigenous children in foster care.
Cape Town Residents Tell Us What It's Like Living in the Shadow of 'Day Zero'
Facing a water shortage, residents can no longer wash their cars with municipal water. And bars are cutting frozen margaritas from the menu.
Cape Town cops are punishing people for using too much water
Cape Town has deployed police to fine anyone using more than their share of water.
Bali's Tourism Is Sucking The Island Dry
The majority of groundwater in Bali goes to luxury villas and golf courses, leaving some locals to resort to stealing from neighbors for their everyday water needs.
Canada hasn’t budgeted enough money to solve the First Nations water crisis
‘Even if the federal commitment is fulfilled, there may remain inadequate infrastructure’: Report
The Indigenous water crisis can be fixed
It will require training, funding, and work, but all First Nations can have clean drinking water.
Inside Ottawa’s failure to fix the First Nations drinking water crisis
Financial analysis shows Ottawa has been woefully underfunding many First Nations water projects.
When Canada flooded this First Nations community, it made 1,400 homeless
Ever since Manitoba diverted flood waters into Lake St. Martin, 1,400 have been displaced within Canada. This is what it looks like inside their community.