Food, water and energy systems are intimately connected with each other and water is a crucial component to making food and energy systems work. It takes water to grow crops and produce energy and it takes a lot of energy to treat and move water. Food and energy are equally dependent upon each other. The […]

The United States is fortunate to have ample water resources compared to many other countries around the world. Even still, water protection and conservation is important because water is limited and no place is immune from drought. Water use in the United States has dropped significantly over time through efficiency and conservation, but more must […]

A recent study entitled the “Intensification of the water footprint of hydraulic fracturing” has caused a stir among observers of the petroleum-product extraction technique due to its implications in water-stressed areas. A Duke University team led by Avner Vengosh, a well-known scientist studying the hydraulic fracturing (fracking), recorded huge surges in water use in the […]