water crisis

Americas

Is Claudia Sheinbaum Ready To Tackle Mexico’s Water Crisis?

Jake Bittle / Grist Jun 28, 2024 The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Unspent Federal Money Could Have Prevented Jackson’s Water Crisis

Lylla Younes / Grist May 24, 2024 A new report surfaces a trail of red flags the EPA failed to raise. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Original

A Dam Waste In the Age of Megadrought

Philip Armour / Truthdig Oct 12, 2023 Colorado’s Gross Dam illustrates the folly of impounding water to feed unsustainable economic and population growth in the American West. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Ignoring Water Shortages

Peter Kuper Oct 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Wasting Water

Peter Kuper Jun 1, 2023 Dig deeper

Ear to the Ground

Did Last Week’s UN Water Conference Accomplish Anything?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2023 Last week in New York, nations gathered for the first United Nations conference dedicated to water since 1977. Framed by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) program, the event opened Wednesday with the admission that global efforts to protect water resources were “alarmingly off track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )