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Pollution, precipitation, floods: close encounters with the elixir of life.

The Los Angeles River’s overlooked anglers

04.21.2021
Miles W. Griffis/High Country News
“Our way of life is threatened”: Indigenous tribes sue EPA over Trump-era rollback of water protections
04.06.2021
by Jessica Fu
America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
03.18.2021
by Peter Elkind + Jack Gillum / ProPublica
Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water.
03.16.2021
by Rachel Becker
Slimy, smuggled, and worth top dollar: Can one Maine entrepreneur break into the crime-ridden global market for eel?
03.11.2021
by Karen Pinchin
Once destined for raw bars, 5 million oysters are being rerouted to coastal restoration efforts
02.23.2021
by Lela Nargi
The pandemic has accelerated a water debt crisis for households unable to pay their bills. Families fear water shutoffs are coming
02.01.2021
by Jackie Botts
Hurricane Sandy battered NYC 8 years ago. Since then, how has the city shored up against future superstorms? Oyster castles.
12.22.2020
by Carmen Russo
Millions of Americans lack access to running water. An ancient method of capturing rainwater could help solve this.
12.07.2020
by Chris Malloy