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03/01/2024
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By Ava Grace
Groundwater reserves in the United States are being depleted at alarming rates
The United States is racing toward a water crisis. All across the country, groundwater reserves are being depleted at a dangerous rate. The impact of their depletion could be disastrous for America and the global food supply. An investigation found that 45 percent of the more than 80,000 groundwater wells surveyed across the nation showed a […]
05/14/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Groundwater wells worldwide at risk of going dry, study finds
In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers warn that wells in the United States and more than 35 other countries could dry out if groundwater levels drop by only a few feet. Researchers Scott Jasechko and Debra Perrone, both water resources engineers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, arrived at this finding after analyzing nearly […]
05/05/2021
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By Ethan Huff
California finally going after Nestle for stealing tens of millions of gallons of groundwater for corporate profit
Officials in the Golden State have drafted a cease-and-desist order against Nestle for allegedly stealing millions of gallons of water from the forests of San Bernardino. Nestle, which bottles said water under the Arrowhead brand, is permitted to extract 2.3 million gallons per year of the water, but a new report claims the company has […]
07/08/2018
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By Cassie B.
Geoscientist analyzes how contaminants, including bacteria and viruses, move through groundwater
It’s a topic that many of us don’t give much thought: How exactly do bacteria and viruses make their way through groundwater? Countless people can be sickened when this happens after flooding or heavy rains, for example, but what occurs on the microscopic level when this happens is largely a mystery. William Johnson, a geoscientist from […]
08/08/2017
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By Amy Goodrich
Climate change blamed for drying of Great Plains streams, but it’s actually caused by groundwater pumping for irrigation
Streams and rivers in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and other parts of the central Great Plains are drying up as farmers continue to pump groundwater to irrigate their crops, a new study found. Though climate change often gets blamed for turning creeks into dry riverbeds, the water needed to irrigate one sixth of the world’s grain […]
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