A method known as direct extraction is better for the environment, but has yet to prove itself economical.

The problem’s especially pronounced in the Midwest.

West Odessa is an unincorporated community in the heart of West Texas’ oil patch that has outgrown its water system, leaving many to buy and haul in their water.

The experiment is part of a project to cut per-capita water use to just 13 gallons a day.

The biggest cost in desalination is energy, and this company says its approach uses at least 30% less of it.

As climate change warms water, algae is killing fish and plants in U.S. lakes, including California’s Lake Elsinore. New tech could save them.

The most populated North American metro area is facing a “Day Zero” scenario, and longstanding issues with infrastructure and water management are part of the problem.

Huge debts and raw sewage threaten the future of a major British utility.

The Burchams own an orchard in Firebaugh, California. Like other pistachio farmers, they’re grappling with a changing climate.

“We think about our marketing team more like ‘Saturday Night Live,’” says Mike Cessario, the beverage startup’s co-founder and CEO.