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NYTimes op-ed: 'Don’t Waste the Drought'

An Aug. 16 editorial in The New York Times calls us to not let the opportunity pass us by in the current drought to address water problems and consider how we use and think about water.

The editorial begins:

"We're in the worst drought in the United States since the 1950s, and we’re wasting it.

"Though the drought has devastated corn crops and disrupted commerce on the Mississippi River, it also represents an opportunity to tackle long-ignored water problems and to reimagine how we manage, use and even think about water.

New York Times: Groundwater depletion is detected from space

A May 30 New York Times article reads, in part:

Scientists have been using small variations in the Earth’s gravity to identify trouble spots around the globe where people are making unsustainable demands on groundwater, one of the planet’s main sources of fresh water...

EPA recognizes nation’s first WaterSense-labeled homes

Water-efficiency program aims to help homebuyers save money on utility bills while cutting their water and energy use

WASHINGTON (EPA) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Nov. 23 the first WaterSense-labeled homes in the country. WaterSense is a partnership program sponsored by EPA that seeks to protect the future of our nation’s water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water.