Fresh Water

Plus what Maine did right (and wrong), billionaires in space, and rebranding invasive species.

The Western drought has exacerbated a water crisis, years in the making, that threatens the health of millions of birds — and so much more.

A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them. 

The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.

Residents of northeastern Oklahoma still suffer from the toxic fallout of shuttered mines. 

Atlantic salmon are perilously close to extinction in the United States. Taking down a few dams could go a long way to aiding their recovery, experts say.

New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.

From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.

Historical pressures combined with new threats from climate change have pushed more than a dozen species close to extinction.

An Indigenous-led resistance raises the alarm about a tar-sands pipeline that would cut through treaty territory of Anishinaabe people, threatening wild rice, fresh water and the climate.