How much water does AI really use?
The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
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The heaviest demand on America's water supply isn't data centers or AI. It's from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets.
The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.
The Fredrick-Miller Spring has a steady stream of visitors who make regular trips to the groundwater tap to fill up whatever containers they can.
For the first time ever, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are testing the entirety of the river, from Itasca to Iowa, in a single year.
The director of Mexico City's water system says the region is facing an "unprecedented situation."
Here's a look back at how our waters have changed in 2023, but our love for it has not.
Wild rice — or Manoomin as the Ojibwe call it — is one of the Midwest's most sacred plants. But extreme weather is having tangible consequences on our state's water cycle and puts native vegetation at risk.
With nearly 55% of the state now in severe drought, many Minnesota lakes and rivers are at historic low points.
The EPA estimates that as much as 50% of water used outdoors is wasted through a combination of evaporation, wind, and poor irrigation methods. But a Twin Cities-born irrigation system is designed to save tens of thousands of gallons of water a year.
The Somali Museum of Minnesota is hosting this eight-week-long exhibit at the Oren Gateway Center at Augsburg University.
While much-needed water has improved conditions in the parched West, experts warn against claiming victory. About 60 percent of the region remains in some form of drought, continuing a decades-long spiral into water scarcity.
The Biden administration has moved to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota from future mining.
The state Department of Natural Resources' new secretary says combating water pollution is his top priority
Take a look at an emerald green golf course and it's easy to see that maintaining it requires resources. Insiders acknowledge it's a pastime, a hobby, a sport, a lifestyle that needs water to run.
