Largest Desalination Plant in Western Hemisphere Opens in Thirsty California
This plant can turn 50 million gallons of seawater into enough fresh water for 400,000 people every day.
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Cher and Muslim Groups Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis
Community groups, Muslim charities and a world famous celebrity are among those pitching in to help the people of Flint, Michigan through it's water crisis.
Breakthrough in Arid Egypt For Making Salty Sea Water Drinkable
A breakthrough design out of Egypt could dramatically cut the cost of purifying water—and make the process easy enough for individuals to do themselves.
Man Harvests Water for 10K People in Driest Part of India (WATCH)
Bhagwati Agrawal tapped a "river from the sky" to supply water year-round to 10,000 people in the driest part of India.
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to Mexico City:
Rivers' Garbageman Named CNN Hero of the Year!
Worth Sharing is thrilled that a young man we've reported on for years, who has removed more than seven million pounds of garbage from America's beloved rivers, has been named the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year. With so many outstanding individuals nominated for the award, each creating miracles for so many people, it is the humble garbageman and defender of the Earth, Chad Pregracke, who takes home this year's $250,000 prize, after five weeks of online voting. WATCH the gala ceremony this Sunday on CNN.
Ordinary People in Convoy of Trucks Quench Thirst in South African Drought
Launching Operation Hydrate just a month ago, ordinary folks have delivered more than 6 million liters of water to grateful towns in South Africa.
Clean Water Pours Into Flint as Rapper The Game Sends $1 Million
Rapper Jayceon Terrell Taylor, aka The Game, has found a company to match his $500,000 donation to Flint, Michigan and challenged other celebs to do more.
Pearl Jam Sends $367K in Aid to Contaminated Flint, Michigan
Pearl Jam has raised $367,000, through their own donations, business associates, and their fans to help Flint, Michigan during its water crisis.
A Green Leader, Philadelphia Captures Water Where it Falls
Every year storm-water run-off causes nearly 10 trillion gallons of polluted water to be dumped into America's rivers and oceans. As cities across the country struggle to comply with federal regulations surrounding pollution, Philadelphia is emerging as a model of innovation in water management by opting for cost effective natural solutions that save its two rivers from excessive run-off.
Once Polluted, The Milwaukee River is Now Clean and Valuable
Buoyed by tougher environmental regulations and $5 billion in improvements, the Milwaukee River is cleaner and more valuable economically and ecologically than at any point in the past 100 years.
Israel, Jordan Sign Historic Water Deal to Save the Dead Sea
Bringing an historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red Sea brine to the shrinking Dead Sea.
Amazing Towers In Ethiopia Harvest Clean Water From Thin Air
After visiting Ethiopia and seeing people forced to walk miles every day for water, an Italian designer set his mind to creating a simple solution to provide clean water for any mountainous village.
One of the Most Polluted Lakes in U.S. Welcomes Swimmers After 75 Years
Once among the most polluted lakes in America, a 4.5 mile long lake in Upstate New York is now clean enough for swimming for the first time in 75 years.
Fun Froggy Sink Could Save Kids' Lives in Places Where Sanitation is Lax
A colorful, frog-themed, portable plastic sink recently introduced in sanitation-challenged Cambodia aims to get kids into the habit of washing up.
California Residents Slash Water Use, Exceeding All Expectations
Californians are exceeding the government's expectations by conserving a record amount of water, ahead of a statewide mandate.
Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought
As California and other western areas of the United States grapple with an extreme drought, a revolution has taken place in Israel over the last six years.
Solar Solution: MIT Creates Way to Make Salt Water Drinkable
To help people in drought-stricken areas from California to India, new technologies are harnessing the sun to make saltwater drinkable.
Water-Cleaning Technology to Help Farmers
The giant solar receiver installed on a wheat field here in California's agricultural heartland slowly rotates to track the sun and capture its energy. The 377-foot array, however, does not generate electricity but instead creates heat used to desalinate water. It is part of a project developed by a San Francisco area start-up called WaterFX that is tapping an abundant, if contaminated, resource in this parched region: the billions of gallons of water that lie just below the surface.
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