W. Virginia’s Grassroots Response to Water Crisis: A Movement in the Making?
Community responses to the Elk River chemical spill draw on West Virginia's long, proud history of grassroots work for environmental and economic justice.
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West Virginians Harvest Rainwater in Wake of Chem Spill
Residents whose tap water was polluted are finding that rainwater is an affordable alternative.
Your Body is a Body of Water
A storyteller asks what you'd do if you knew your body was part of the water web.
3 World Water Wins
Around the world, people are taking control of their water supply.
Western Showdown: Saving the Klamath River
How the tribes of the Klamath stood up for the salmon鈥攁nd won.
How Felton, Calif., Achieved Water Independence
A tiny Californian town took back its water supply鈥攁nd your town can too.
Restoring California’s Wild Watersheds
Why more water for wildlife means more water for people.
Farming in Dry Times
An old North Dakota farm is a laboratory for growing food when water runs short.
River Rescue: Citizen Riverkeepers Protect Their Waters
Who protects the public's right to clean, accessible waterways? We do.
What to Do When Water Gets Scarce
Dams and drills can鈥檛 create new water. Time to start working with nature.
6 Simple Ways to Make a Water Revolution at Home
Get tight with your water budget, live large on dishwater, save some rain, and get your activist feet wet (really).
Water Footprints
How much water do we use? 麻豆社事件 than any other country, it turns out. And we could save a lot.
Ancient Traditions Keep Desert Waters Flowing
New Mexico's acequias鈥攃ommunal irrigation canals鈥攕till function as a tool to preserve and share scarce desert water.
Just the Facts : Water Edition
16 astonishing, sobering, and hopeful water facts.
Life, Liberty, Water
As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to ensure the universal right to clean water for all.
Communities Take Power
Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.
The Battle For Water
Waste, pollution, population growth, global
trade rules, and now privatization are threatening billions of
people with water scarcity. How can we reclaim water for all
life?
Bringing Back Desert Springs
The Hopi people of the Black Mesa region know how to farm and thrive in the desert Southwest. But a giant coal company is draining the aquifer that feeds their sacred springs and makes their livelihood possible.
The Lake And the ‘hood
Mono Lake activists fought a 16-year David-versus-Goliath battle against the city's Department of Water and Power (DWP) to stop water diversions to Los Angeles. Yet the rural community and the city have emerged from the fray as watershed partners.
A Watershed Runs Through You
The struggle to bring back endangered salmon draws one community into a new commitment to the well-being of its watershed
Thinking Outside the House: Draught-proof Gardens
Your lawn and garden can be both beautiful and water efficient. Xeriscaping is the creative use of native plants that are beautiful, drought-tolerant, and sustainable.
China’s Living Water Garden
A polluted river in China becomes the site of a water park that provides a safe place for children's play, a celebration of water's beauty, and a cleansing of the water itself.
Bringing Streams To Light
In a reverse of tradition, engineers have begun to build communities around existing streams.
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