Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
Federal, state and local governments all have a hand in protecting public water systems and private wells from contamination.
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Tracking 3 Decades of Dramatic Glacial Lake Growth
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change.
Continue reading →Desalination of Ocean Water, Q&A with EarthTalk
If the world is running out of fresh water, why aren’t we desalinating more ocean water?–H. Smith, Providence, RI The protagonist of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 lyrical ballad The Rime of the Ancient Mariner proclaims: “Water water everywhere / nor any drop to drink” as his ship drifts through Antarctic seas with no land or…
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