“Generations of family memories wash away in Silver Falls.”
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The Lessons of Uzbekistan’s Lost Sea
“One of history’s worst environmental disasters is now a tourist attraction. What can it teach us about the fate of humankind?”
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The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi
Past attempts to control the great Mississippi River through levees have led to significant land loss along the delta. Boyce Upholt asks: What more can be done — and at what cost? One morning last summer, as we weave in his skiff through the parish’s marshland, Richie Blink tells me that the federal government has […]
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The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach
“No longer are coastal cities arguing about whether warming poses a monumental threat, but about the best way to respond.”
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‘A Profound Betrayal of Trust’: Why Jackson’s Water System Is Broken
“How a shrinking city, aging infrastructure and racism left thousands of Jacksonians without water for weeks.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Geography Closest In
In her new book, Miranda Ward explores the unique place of almost-motherhood — an uncertain landscape characterized by waiting, wanting, hoping, and not-knowing.
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Waterworld
Still or sparkling or artesian or glacier? Martin Riese, America’s first water sommelier, believes that the more we think about what we drink, the more we’ll care about the planet.
Posted inBooks, Design, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
The Ancient Waterways of Phoenix, Arizona
To understand this sprawling desert city, you have to understand its canals, whose routes Indigenous people dug as far back as A.D. 200.
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‘I’d Rather Import Water Than Export Children’
Growth advocates in St. George, Utah want a billion-dollar pipeline to support a rising population. Conservationists don’t.
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The Unbearable Blandness of Water
Water companies go to impressive lengths to distinguish their tasteless product from their competitors’ tasteless product.