The vast majority—97 percent—of the earth’s water is salt water found in our oceans. Another two percent is stored in ice caps or glaciers. That leaves just one percent of all water on earth for ...

A new timeline projecting salt water's advance up the Mississippi River shows salinity could reach alarming levels in the next five weeks. The Army Corps of Engineers released its projection Friday as ...

The Delaware River Basin Commission directed emergency reservoir releases beginning in October 2024, dumping about 1.12 billion gallons of water by early November to push back a wall of salt creeping ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

There’s growing concern that the impending intrusion of salt water in the region’s drinking water systems could trigger a spike in lead contamination, especially in New Orleans where lead pipes are ...