Researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have determined that treated greywater is safe for irrigation and does not pose a risk for ...

On March 23, the United Nations Water Conference was held for the first time in nearly 50 years. During the conference, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund ...

All stages of the fossil-fuel life cycle are a threat to human health, yet global overdependence on fossil fuel continues unabated, despite ambitious international agreements to lower greenhouse-gas ...

The world’s water system is facing a number of key challenges. For example, if we continue business as usual, the global demand for freshwater will exceed viable resources by 40% in 2030. Furthermore, ...

Peter H. Gleick is an internationally recognized expert on water and conflict and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He’s also the author of the book, The Three Ages of Water ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 -- As many as 76 million people -- mostly children -- could die from water-related diseases by 2020 if changes aren't made worldwide, according to a California think tank. The ...

In the long sweep of human history, water has always played a central role in determining the geography of civilizations, and eons ago it influenced the migration of our early ancestors out of Africa ...

Researchers have developed a promising new solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting technology that could help provide enough drinking water for people to survive in difficult, dryland areas: They ...

To tackle the increasing air pollution, central authorities have issued an updated advisory to all states and Union ...