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WASHINGTON – August is peak water use season and with a few simple tips from EPA’s WaterSense program homeowners can save water and as much as $110 annually on their water bills.
“Peak water use can be expensive, taxes local water systems, and threatens future water [...]

In 2006, California adopted the nation’s first comprehensive law to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that scientists have found to be heating the planet. Last year, state officials laid out a detailed plan of how they plan to slash the state’s emissions to 1990 levels in the next 11 years. And they [...]

ATLANTA (AP) - With drought conditions intensifying across the Southeast, efforts to conserve water are popping up everywhere - even at the aquarium.
In the name of conservation, the Georgia Aquarium, home of the world’s largest fish tank, has emptied some of its watery displays. The downtown Atlanta attraction has drained a lake in an atrium, [...]

The City of Corpus Christi Water Department is pleased to report that students, teachers and students’ parents at Jones, Oak Park, Prescott, Sanders and Travis Elementary schools have made a significant contribution to the community through their participation in the City’s free Learning to be WaterWise educational program. In fact, officials say that during the [...]

Stage II water restrictions aren’t fun, but they are a necessary tool for drought management.
And if the restrictions have put the region’s crucial water supply issue on your radar screen, it is a good time to consider long-term conservation measures.
The San Antonio Water System is a national leader in conservation measures, and the utility’s long-term [...]

photo: J. Novak
Many western states, like California, recently have had to contend with some severe water issues, so how has Phoenix, which is located smack in the middle of the desert, managed continually to serve the water needs of nearly 3.5 million people? The answer is a lesson in how a comprehensive water [...]

First Put away the sprinkler.

With Drought a concern across much of the country, it’s smart to practice water conservation. Here’s how:
Install a drip irrigation system — a network of plastic pipes to carry a low flow of water to plants — around trees, shrubs, flowers and veggie gardens. Drip irrigation [...]

Sometimes the best way to get people fired up about a cause—be it environmental, political, or anything else—is to get them angry. But instead of trying to piss citizens off, a Brazilian environmental group is trying to get the country’s residents to, well, urinate in the shower.
The group says that if a single household flushed [...]

On the way into Sumner via Traffic Avenue, just next to the city sign, sits a small sandwich board with big block letters: “Please Conserve Water.”
It’s just one of the ways city employees are urging residents to cut back on their water use during August, which is typically the year’s driest month.
“We’re looking [...]

On the way into Sumner via Traffic Avenue, just next to the city sign, sits a small sandwich board with big block letters: “Please Conserve Water.”
It’s just one of the ways city employees are urging residents to cut back on their water use during August, which is typically the year’s driest month.
“We’re looking [...]