Water

An effort to build the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant faces a crucial test today, as San Diego's regional water agency votes on whether to buy all the water the plant would make.

Oil refineries are among the many industries that use large volumes of water. A refinery in water-parched southern California turned to waste water for its needs.

Tapping the Ogallala Aquifer decades ago turned the Panhandle into fertile farmland. Drought is reviving concern that water in the ground, like oil, eventually runs out.

Fast-growing India is pumping itself dry. For the "water man," the solutions will come from the grassroots.

Documentary filmmaker Jessica Yu's new film, "Last Call at the Oasis," explores the water crisis in the U.S. and its impact.

Yesterday, a shower was given a prize. Okay, let me explain. Nick Christy's invention for a shower that recycles hot water won the Dutch Postcode...

Today on the Marketplace Morning Report, we spoke to Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water. In...

Tokyo health officials said today radiation levels are higher in the water supply there. Those officials are recommending people not give tap wat...

The first figures from the U.S. Census are out today. Eve Troeh looks at how the census population numbers will affect how federal funding will be...