Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse
Data centers need huge quantities of water to cool their servers, but if that water contains pollutants, more pollution may result.
Water
Water Wars Come To Texas
Drought and high temperatures are putting pressure on groundwater sources all across Texas, and making water a highly profitable business.
Central Arctic Fishing Ban Is A Model For Sustainable Ocean Management
Here are some things we know about overfishing. It depletes once-plentiful ocean grounds, devastates fish populations and wildlife, breaks down the food web, and degrades habitats. Oceans need a constant replenishment of fish to perform critical ecosystem services, such as storing carbon that is needed for climate mitigation. There is … [continued]
7 US States Fail To Agree On How To Share Colorado River Water
There is less water in the Colorado River than there used to be, but demand for that water is higher than ever.
How Will Boston And Other Coastal Cities Fight Sea Level Rise?
In the 1980s Boston converted mud flats into prized land for its Seaport area. Even then, thoughts of sea level rise hovered in the back of developers’ minds, but the opportunity for growth and prime assets won out. Safeguards such as elevating the whole neighborhood or building sea walls around … [continued]
What’s Contaminating Our Once-Pristine Water Sources?
Clean water is vital to our health, communities, and economy. Streams and wetlands provide many benefits by trapping floodwaters, recharging groundwater supplies, filtering pollution, and providing habitat for fish and wildlife. People depend on clean water sources for their health: about 117 million US residents — one in three people … [continued]
California Completes Solar Canopy Over Irrigation Canal
Solar panels over irrigation canals are now producing zero emissions power for the Turlock Irrigation District in California.
Graphic supplied by LAGI 2025 Fiji Project -- The energy design site area can be
seen in the clearing between Marou Village and the mountains of Naviti Island.
How Can Local Knowledge & Culture Redefine Climate Adaptation Infrastructure?
Can a small island community—through art, innovation, and co-design—demonstrate what’s possible for sustainable infrastructure across the Pacific and beyond? Coastal island communities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Stronger cyclones, rising sea levels, warming waters, biodiversity loss, prolonged droughts, and major flood events threaten their existence. Marou Village in the … [continued]
Aquaria — Reimagining Water Access Through Air Water
Much of our focus here on CleanTechnica is about renewable energy and electric vehicles. These technologies help prevent air pollution and catastrophic climate change. However, there’s also the need for clean water, and even just water access for those without the benefit of easily accessible drinking water. Aquaria is a … [continued]
Two-Thirds Of River Trash Is Plastic (Research)
The following information is somewhat difficult on an emotional level, but important to consider. It might be difficult because pesky, toxic fossil fuel pollution seems to get into almost everything: air, oceans, soil, food, etc. Plastics typically are made from fossil fuels. If you read CleanTechnica with any regularity, you … [continued]
